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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates9,458Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,900 approved or refused records
872Refused applications
6,028 approved · 872 refused · 411 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92441/DEM
Prior notification for the proposed demolition of vacant building
Shanghai Palace 69 Poolstock Wigan WN3 5DS
Received 21 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92463/RET
To retain the change of use from alley way to residential garden, together with the erection of 1.8m high boundary fencing (Resubmission of refused planning application A/20/89936/RET
Land Rear Of 15 South Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GQ
Received 21 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92470/MAJOR
Residential development of 8 dwellings together with landscaping, parking and access from Elliott Street (Amended scheme)
Open Land West Of 1 Alma Street Tyldesley
Received 21 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92468/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 7 of Planning Permission reference A/47509/97 to allow deliveries, loading and unloading at the site from Monday to Friday 0600 to 2300, Saturday 0700 to 2300 and Sunday 0700 to 2100 hours, together with installation of associated acoustic fencing
Morrisons Shuttle Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AW
Received 21 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92462/FULL
To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to side and rear with juliette balconies to side, new porch, chimney stack and alterations to front and change of use of land to private garden including new access from Pickup Street, new driveway and detached garage
3 Local Board Street Ince Wigan WN2 2AW
Received 21 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92495/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 12 in respect of application A/19/86966/FULL
Newman Street Allotments Newman Street Wigan
Received 22 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92472/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear with first floor balcony to rear
The Willows Lurdin Lane Standish Wigan WN1 2SZ
Received 22 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92471/LUCP
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed siting of a caravan/lodge to be used as additional accommodation in relation to the dwellinghouse
23 Clough Grove Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0LP
Received 22 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92469/FULL
Erection of detached bungalow following demolition of detached garage
1 Copperas Close Shevington Wigan WN6 8BX
Received 22 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92473/MAJOR
Residential development of 224 dwellings together with parking and landscaping part alternative to A/19/87324/RMMAJ
Land At Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince Wigan
Received 22 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92475/LUCP
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
76A Golborne Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XA
Received 23 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92476/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to rear and single storey additions to the front
Calico Wood Cottage Houghton Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8ET
Received 23 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92474/FULL
Erection of one bedroom bungalow with parking space
Land Adjacent 10 Parkbridge Close Ince Wigan WN2 2AQ
Received 23 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92482/RET
To retain detached summerhouse
48 Range Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0GU
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92484/HH
To extend bungalow, porch to front, rear extension and dormers to side and rear
52 Scott Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2HH
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92481/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey to side.
11 Woodford Avenue Lowton WA3 2PS
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92483/ADV
To display internally illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs.
Currys PC World 29 Loire Drive Robin Park Wigan WN5 0UH
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92442/FULL
Installation of new recessed shopfront and removable bollards situated behind roller shutter
39 - 41 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 24 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92496/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/21/91225/HH
321 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2QY
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92480/HH
To extend dwellinghoue - single storey side and rear
11A Nangreaves Street Leigh WN7 4TN
Received 24 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92487/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey side extension to form utility room
45 Langdale Avenue Wigan WN1 2HT
Received 27 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92497/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.13 in respect of application A/18/84930/OUTMAJ
55 Crawford Avenue And Land To The West And Rear Of 55-25 Crawford Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 8ET
Received 27 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92485/HH
To extend dellinghouse - single storey to rear
5 Willow Street Atherton Manchester M46 0FL
Received 27 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92486/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side, single storey at rear
16 Westrees Leigh WN7 1JE
Received 27 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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