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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 dates
9,607Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 7,026 approved or refused records
888Refused applications

6,138 approved · 888 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. DecidedA/22/93265/HH

    To extend dwelling with a two storey side extension and ground floor rear extension

    13 Marl Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 7BA

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  2. DecidedA/22/93263/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey extension to rear together with associated external alterations and bay window to front

    16 Sherborne Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JA

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  3. DecidedA/22/93266/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to rear with associated works, single storey to side with balcony above, canopy to side and rear, render to elevations, following removal of existing conservatory

    8 Oakengates Standish Wigan WN6 0XL

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  4. UnknownA/22/93251/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 in respect of application A/19/86580/FULL

    Land Adjacent 20 Frederick Street Wigan WN1 3JE

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  5. DecidedA/22/93267/FULL

    To incorporate land as part of garden including levelling up of the land, new retaining wall with fence on top

    Land Adjacent 8 Oakengates Standish Wigan WN6 0XL

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  6. DecidedA/22/93268/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear

    Spring Cottage 188A Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JE

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  7. DecidedA/22/93269/ADV

    To display advertisements comprising a hoarding and V board along the north west and eastern border of the site

    Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  8. UnknownA/22/93253/CON

    Condition Discharge application to part discharge conditions no.21 and no.27 in respect of application A/21/92377/MAJPSI

    Fred Longworth High School Printshop Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8JN

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  9. UnknownA/22/93271/LUCP

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed adaptation of single storey covered area to form new utility room extension

    8 Siskin Close Leigh WN7 2GB

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  10. DecidedA/22/93274/CU

    Refurbishment and conversion of existing retail premises from 1 into 3 independent units, new shop-front and stepped entrance to Gerard Street with new door and side window within existing window openings on side elevation to Butcher's Lane.

    67 Gerard Street Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  11. DecidedA/22/93270/HH

    To extend dwelling with a two storey rear extension

    2 Malvern Street Standish Wigan WN6 0QL

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  12. UnknownA/22/93277/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a dormer to the rear

    16 Winchester Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 7WP

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  13. DecidedA/22/93272/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - part single storey part two storey to side projecting to rear together with Juliet balcony to rear following removal of existing detached garage

    54 Whiteside Avenue Hindley Wigan WN2 2SB

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  14. DecidedA/22/93278/CU

    Change of use of land to include as part of garden, together with the erection of a 2.1m high boundary fence

    Land Adjacent 2 Findley Cook Road Wigan WN3 6GJ

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  15. DecidedA/22/93279/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear

    2 Findley Cook Road Wigan WN3 6GJ

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  16. DecidedA/22/93275/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side

    11 Havenwood Road Wigan WN1 2PA

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  17. DecidedA/22/93273/RET

    Conversion of existing retail property into a mixed use (Sui Generis) arcade, together with new shop frontages installed to both front and rear of property. (Retrospective Application)

    62 Market Street Wigan WN1 1HX

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  18. DecidedA/22/93280/FULL

    Creation of sand paddock with 4 metre high floodlighting columns and external works

    Agricultural Land South Of Bowling Green Farm Arbour Lane Standish

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  19. UnknownA/22/93240/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/16/83282/RMMAJ - Section 96A application to vary the approved elevations

    Land At Frog Lane And Field Street Wigan

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  20. UnknownA/22/93241/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/13/78383 - Revised parking for Plots 365-371. Master Layout Rev BJ to supersede existing

    Bickershaw Colliery Site Plank Lane Leigh

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  21. DecidedA/22/93281/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse to rear - single storey extension

    6 North Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AD

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  22. DecidedA/22/93282/FULL

    To construct a granny annexe to an existing detached garage

    38 Leigh Street Wigan WN1 3BE

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  23. DecidedA/22/93285/FULL

    Application for external alterations including removal of external render, replacement windows, additional window openings, new bi-fold doors and new roof tiles together with installation of roller shutters and retractable awnings to East and South elevations

    31A Astley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8HG

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  24. DecidedA/22/93252/CU

    Change of use of offices (currently Class E) to a Sui Generis Use - use as a house of multiple occupation with up to 7 bedrooms (Resubmission)

    53 Church Street Leigh WN7 1AY

    Received 4 Jan 2022

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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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