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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 dates9,464Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,905 approved or refused records
873Refused applications
6,032 approved · 873 refused · 411 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/21/92488/HH
To extend dwelling, two storey side extension (Resubmission A/21/91479/HH).
74 Lincoln Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9HU
Received 27 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92489/HH
To increase roof height of dwellinghouse and incorporate rear dormer.
90 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EW
Received 27 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92444/ADV
To display externally illuminated fascia sign and projecting box sign
39 - 41 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 28 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92490/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey to rear elevation
11 Bentham Place Standish Wigan WN6 0NB
Received 28 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92491/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, conservatory to side
26 St Ambrose Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92445/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of A/19/86571/MAJOR LA to reduce size of pavilion building and amend parking and site layout around building and drainage plans, condition 17 (drainage) and condition 21 (travel plan) [as amended]
William Foster Playing Fields Ince Green Lane Ince
Received 23 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92492/ADV
To display an externally illuminated advertisement on front elevation by an LED striplight
Independent House 1 Chapel Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FZ
Received 28 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92502/CU
Change of use from retail to public house. Retrospective application.
68 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0DP
Received 29 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92446/NLA
Conversion of agricultural buildings to form 2 dwellings with parking and landscaping, including partial demolition and associated engineering and building work
Land North East Of Leyland Green Farmhouse Leyland Green Road Ashton-In-Makerfield St Helens
Received 15 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92493/HH
To extend dwelling, proposed rear ground floor extension with internal alterations
4 Oakwood Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NS
Received 29 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92501/LB
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment and upgrade of the banking hall and back of house, together with the installation of frosted vinyl to 5 ground floor windows
32 Market Street Leigh WN7 1DX
Received 29 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92450/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from Class E to Class C3 to create 6 apartments
19 - 20 Bridgeman Terrace Wigan WN1 1TD
Received 28 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92453/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side and single storey to rear, with installation of balustrade to raised decking and erection of steps to rear
190 The Avenue Leigh WN7 1HR
Received 20 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92504/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey and single storey to rear.
54 Wotton Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XR
Received 30 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92503/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to rear
28 Chandler Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2LR
Received 30 Sept 2021 - UnknownA/21/92461/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 5.3m, height to ridge of 3.9m and height to eaves of 2.4m
68 Wotton Drive Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XR
Received 23 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92514/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and porch to front, including render to all elevations
9 Malvern Avenue Atherton M46 9LP
Received 30 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92515/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor and glazed porch to side and single storey to rear together with external alterations including recladding, pitched roof to front and replacement windows to existing extension following demolition of existing garage
Brock Mill Cottage Wingates Road Wigan WN1 2SJ
Received 30 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92516/LB
To extend dwellinghouse, first floor and glazed porch to side and single storey to rear together with external alterations including recladding, pitched roof to front and replacement windows to existing extension following demolition of existing garage
Brock Mill Cottage Wingates Road Wigan WN1 2SJ
Received 30 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92513/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to front and detached garage at front
44 Gawsworth Road Golborne WA3 3RB
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Awaiting decisionA/21/92505/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.11 (geo-environmental ground investigation) in respect of application A/15/81740/OUTMES
Land East Of Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish
Received 30 Sept 2021 - DecidedA/21/92519/FULL
Erection of a detached single storey pavilion building, together with the erection of 2.4m high boundary fencing
Leigh St Johns Church Of England Primary School Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RY
Received 1 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92509/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 6, 7 and 26 in respect of application A/18/86357/MAJOR
Vacant Land North Of 20 Bainbridge Avenue Lowton
Received 1 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92517/HH
Part alternative to previously approved A/21/91024/HH to erect garage and 3.06 metre high wall to side
193 Wigan Road Standish WN6 0AE
Received 1 Oct 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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