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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 dates9,481Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,918 approved or refused records
876Refused applications
6,042 approved · 876 refused · 413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92602/FULL
Erection of a detached dwelling
Land Rear Of 5 & 7 Peacock Fold Leigh WN7 5BG
Received 19 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92570/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/15/81740/OUTMES
Agricultural Land East Of Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish
Received 19 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92604/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to front
19 Muirfield Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7QJ
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92605/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - part single, part two storey side and rear extensions with integral garage. (Amendment to A/21/90978/HH)
169 Lovers Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0PY
Received 20 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92606/ADV
To erect signage associated with Symmetry Park, comprising: - Sign C, 9m x 3m (non-illuminated), - Sign C1, 3m x 3m (non-illuminated), and - Sign D, 3m x 2.4m (non-illuminated)
Land At Junction 25 Of The M6 Is A Triangular Plot Of Land Bound By The M6 Slip Road / A49 Warrington Road To The East And The M6 To The West / Southwest And Agricultural Land To The North.
Received 20 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92571/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24 and 25 in respect of application A/20/89753/MAJOR
Land Off Woodhouse Lane, Whitworth Way Wigan
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92607/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, addition of first floor, part single storey part two storey to front, dormers to front, two storey to rear together with extension to existing driveway
42 Oakwood Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NS
Received 21 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92609/FULL
Erection of a new two storey detached dwellinghouse, following demolition of existing single storey dwellinghouse and pool house, together with associated external works including a new terrace and gate
Land Adjacent 14A Haigh Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1LB
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92614/FULL
Erection of detached dwelling with associated external works including parking provision following demolition of existing garage
Vacant Land To Rear Of 318 Whelley Wigan WN2 1DA
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92566/HH
To extend dwelling, single storey rear/side extension
649 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1UA
Received 12 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92617/MAJLA
The M58 Link Road Development - (Offline Section). Construction of a new carriageway extending from the realigned Leopold Street, a new overbridge and associated bridge parapets, Vehicle Restraint Systems crossing the railway line, a new four-arm signalised junction connecting to Billinge Road/Foundry Lane and the proposed new link across Pemberton Colliery together with associated signage, controlled crossing facilities, associated power supply and utilities, a shared use footpath/cycleway connecting to the approved M58 Link Road Scheme, following the demolition of two residential bungalows (including 9x units), and existing footbridge over the Wigan to Kirkby railway line
Land At The Intersection Of Billinge Road And Foundry Lane Wigan
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92610/HHRET
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear, following removal of existing conservatory
16 Carr Street Leigh WN7 4SY
Received 22 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/22/92625/CU
Change of use to public house/drinking establishment (Sui Generis) with external alterations.
Barclays 1 - 3 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9AP
Received 25 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/22/92626/ADV
Installation of externally illuminated tough lit wall mounted sign and externally illuminated trough lit fascia sign
Barclays 1 - 3 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9AP
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92622/HHRET
To retain playhouse in rear garden
40 Hazel Grove Golborne Warrington WA3 3LX
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92623/ADV
Installation of replacement externally illuminated double sided hanging sign, internally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated individual letters.
KFC 39-41 Gerard Street Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 25 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92567/PDE
To extend dwelling, single storey rear extension projecting 3.8m, height to eaves 2.2m, and height to ridge 3.9m
281 Bolton Road Atherton M46 9HG
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92620/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear
21 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0TB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92624/CU
Conversion of offices to one dwellinghouse, high level window to first floor side elevation of rear outrigger and parking space at rear
77 Church Street Leigh WN7 1AZ
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92629/MAJOR
Residential development of 10 four storey four bedroom detached dwellings and 7 three storey five bedroom detached dwellings with roof terraces, landscaping, parking and associated works together with new access from Wingates Road and new pedestrian access from Leyland Mill Lane following demolition of former mill buildings
Leyland Mills Leyland Mill Lane Wigan WN1 2SB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92628/FULL
Replan of three dwellings with amended siting, house types and detached garages, including one additional dwelling (4 dwellings in total), on development previously approved in A/15/81209/MAJOR
Land South Of Pepper Lane Standish Wigan
Received 25 Oct 2021 - UnknownA/21/92576/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/21/91418/CU
78 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NP
Received 26 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92630/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side following demolition of existing garage
10 Garrett Meadow Tyldesley Manchester M29 8SD
Received 26 Oct 2021 - DecidedA/21/92631/FULL
Retrospective application for siting of InPost Parcel Locker on front elevation
70 - 72 Warrington Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5JA
Received 26 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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