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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,455Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,897 approved or refused records
871Refused applications
6,026 approved · 871 refused · 411 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 2002 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning contact the planning teamLocal plan Local Plan evidence basePre-application advice Pre-application advice fees
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council — Article 4 Direction Area · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- UnknownA/21/92332/PDE
Single storey extension to rear with a projection of 5.0m, height to ridge of 3.5m and height to eaves of 3.0m
35 Churchlands Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XU
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92379/LA
Single storey extension and remodelling of existing open plan area to create new classrooms, corridor, music practice room and resource area together with associated works
Winstanley Community Primary School Tan House Drive Winstanley WN3 6JP
Received 6 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92377/MAJPSI
Redevelopment of existing school site, to include demolition of existing facilities, new build development and the creation of external spaces, including the replacement and relocation of sports pitches, landscaping and car parking provision
Fred Longworth High School Printshop Lane Tyldesley M29 8JN
Received 6 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92334/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.82 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 3.9 metres
59 Crowther Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LY
Received 2 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92349/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 12m mast structure supporting antennae and fibre cable together with associated radio housing cabinets
Corner Of Whelley And Moore Street East Adjacent 92 Whelley Wigan WN1 3UB
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92347/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 12m mast structure supporting antennae and fibre cable together with associated radio housing cabinets
Corner Of Throstlenest Avenue And Norfolk Street Adjacent 59 Throstlenest Avenue Wigan WN6 7AS
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92350/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 12m mast structure supporting antennae and fibre cable together with associated radio housing cabinets
Grass Verge Opposite 91 Spencer Road Wigan
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92380/HH
Erection of outbuilding to rear attaching to existing detached garage
63 Old Pepper Lane Standish WN6 0PL
Received 7 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92336/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/87385/MAJLA - Changes to the Design and layout of Plot 4. Reduction in the amount of recessed brickwork across the scheme. Amendments to fenestration on plots 2, 3, 15 and 16. The removal of 4no. garden access gates. The amendment to one section of wall and railing.
27 Brackley House Bentinck Street Wigan WN3 6QT
Received 24 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92385/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey extension and detached garage replacing existing single detached garage
10 Dryden Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 0JZ
Received 8 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92337/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/86658/MAJOR - Plots 35-37 re-sited, Plot 29 parking space re-sited, change to approved materials plan.
Land At Bettison Avenue Leigh
Received 26 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92338/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/89227/HH - Extension footprint size extended/reduced to result in the extension being a minimum of 3m away from existing public sewer, changes to window and door fenestration and provision of additional rooms within second floor roofspace
Bedford Pumping Station Bungalow Mill Lane Leigh WN7 2BG
Received 1 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92339/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/88342/MAJLA - Revision to site boundary to allow recesses in fenceline/boundary treatment to allow for lamp posts to be accommodated
Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh
Received 1 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92383/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey to rear and garage conversion
8 Armfield Grove Leigh WN7 4FQ
Received 8 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92340/PDE
Proposed single storey rear extension projecting 4.5m, height to eaves 2.32m, and height to ridge 3.43m, following demolition of existing conservatory
4 Beverley Avenue Leigh WN7 1JT
Received 1 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92382/LUCP
Certificate of lawful proposed development - single storey side extension with mono-pitch roof to be hipped at the front
1 Smethurst Road Billinge WN5 7DW
Received 8 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92384/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey to rear
9 Deben Close Standish WN6 0RB
Received 8 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92344/HH
Proposed pitched roofed summer house in rear garden.
7 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QN
Received 27 Aug 2021 - DecidedA/21/92345/HH
To extend bungalow, single storey to side
24 Longton Avenue Lowton WA3 2RP
Received 27 Aug 2021 - UnknownA/21/92389/LUCP
Lawful Development Certificate applicaiton for the proposed erection of a storage shelter
Unit 2 Penfield Road Leigh WN7 3PG
Received 8 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92388/MAJOR
Redevelopment of existing school site, to include demolition of existing school buildings, erection of a new 3 storey teaching building, new sports block, 4 storey temporary teaching block, installation of new sports courts, reconfiguration of car parking and access, associated landscaping and boundary treatments
St John Fisher Catholic High School Baytree Road Wigan WN6 7RN
Received 8 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92386/FULL
Restoration and alteration of Chaddock Hall to form two residential dwellings (use class C3) with associated landscape works and car parking; restoration of Chaddock Hall Barn to create new office space (use class E) with associated landscape works and car parking; and the erection of four new residential dwellings (use class C3)
Chaddock Hall And Barn Chaddock Lane Worsley M28 1DN
Received 8 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92387/LB
Listed Building Consent for the restoration and alteration of Chaddock Hall to form two residential dwellings (use class C3) with associated landscape works and car parking; restoration of Chaddock Hall Barn to create new office space (use class E) with associated landscape works and car parking; and the erection of four new residential dwellings (use class C3).
Chaddock Hall Chaddock Lane Worsley M28 1DN
Received 8 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92346/PDE
Single storey extension to rear of existing house with a projection of 5.0m, height to eaves 2.8m and a height to ridge of 3.8m
7 Milton Grove Billinge Wigan WN5 7EL
Received 6 Sept 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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