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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 dates9,479Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,918 approved or refused records
876Refused applications
6,042 approved · 876 refused · 412 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92579/FULL
Two storey side extension
Impact Kitchens And Bedrooms 1 Coupland Road Hindley Industrial Estate Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4GS
Received 14 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92563/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 in respect of application A/19/87385/MAJLA
27 Brackley House Bentinck Street Wigan WN3 6QT
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92588/HH
To extend dwelling - single storey rear extension to connect to existing garage
3 Tideswell Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 0JN
Received 15 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92585/FULL
To retain storage unit with 2.5 metre high surrounding palisade fencing with steel canopy over and 6 air condensing units to rear together with siting of container to rear
111 Sale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PA
Received 15 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92586/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side projecting to rear following removal of existing porch to side
304A Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XW
Received 15 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92584/HHRET
Retrospective application for a single storey outbuilding located in rear garden.
40 Lodge Road Atherton Manchester M46 9BL
Received 15 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92589/HH
single storey to side/rear
7 Corsey Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3XB
Received 15 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92564/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16 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 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92592/HH
To extend bungalow - bay windows to front, hip to gable roof alteration and dormer to rear to allow for rooms within the roof space together with single storey rear extension attaching to existing detached garage and associated external alterations
2 Headland Close Lowton Warrington WA3 1HH
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92596/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey front and rear extensions
40 Gibson Street Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TF
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/22/92598/FULL
To erect two new detached dwellings and detached outbuilding with dormers following demolition of existing bungalow, together with new access from Westleigh Lane
315 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PW
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92594/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side projecting to rear
11 Stirrup Close Leigh WN7 2EP
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92600/FULL
To extend existing outbuilding with new single storey external store to side elevation including a lean to roof and roller shutter door
Cansfield High Specialist Language College Old Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9TP
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92595/CU
Change of use from existing offices on first floor, second floor and third floor into residential units comprising of a total of 7no. 2-bed apartments and 1no. 1-bed apartment including minor elevational alterations
29-33 King Street Wigan WN1 1DY
Received 18 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92597/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to side
43 Vicarage Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AX
Received 18 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92551/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved A/21/91474/FULL - Replace plans list drawing numbers
Land Adjacent To Brook Lane Orrell Wigan
Received 18 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92552/PDE
To extend dwelling, single storey rear extension projecting 4.05m, height to eaves 2.4m, and height to ridge 3.9m
290 Poolstock Lane Wigan WN3 5RA
Received 13 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92603/FULL
Erection of new section of 2.4m high weldmesh fence (12m in length)
Highfield St Matthews Church Of England Primary School Billinge Road Wigan WN3 6BL
Received 19 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92555/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear and extended parking area to front garden curtilage.
1 Dalecrest Billinge Wigan WN5 7JZ
Received 7 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92560/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - part first floor, part two storey to side
57 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EZ
Received 11 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92561/RET
To retain change of use of land to residential garden with erection of 1.8 metre high boundary fence and wall
Land To Side Of 95 Bold Street Leigh WN7 1EZ
Received 11 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92562/FULL
Erection of building to be used as garage store and nail studio together with creation of additional parking spaces
Garage Site Beech Road Golborne
Received 11 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92568/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.12 in respect of application A/15/81740/OUTMES
Agricultural Land East Of Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish
Received 19 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92569/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.18 in respect of application A/15/81740/OUTMES
Agricultural Land East Of Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish
Received 19 Oct 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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