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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 dates9,505Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,937 approved or refused records
878Refused applications
6,059 approved · 878 refused · 414 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92840/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 in respect of application A/17/84089/FULL
2 Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7JE
Received 3 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92832/HH
To extend dwelling - two storey side/rear extension
41 Marina Drive Wigan WN5 9HE
Received 3 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92833/FULL
To construct a two-storey dwelling with associated parking and landscaping, and demolition of existing outbuildings
641 Wigan Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BZ
Received 3 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/22/92834/FULL
To construct a single storey building to form 2 offices, together with associated parking spaces
Land Adjacent To Pretoria Road Ashton In Makerfield Wigan
Received 3 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92843/FULL
Erection of single storey classroom extension
St Thomas Church Of England Primary School Church Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3TH
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/22/92839/HH
To extend bungalow at ground floor to both sides
13 Douglas Drive Shevington Wigan WN6 8EJ
Received 6 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92835/NMAS
Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/18/86438/MAJOR - minor amendments to approved housetype plans, repositioning of plots 1 and 2, handing and repositioning of plot 80 with alterations to the driveway and parking spaces.
Open Land East Of 26 Sovereign Fold Road Leigh
Received 2 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92855/MAJOR
Erection of an employment building (Use Class B2/B8) with ancillary office use (Use Class E(g)), together with storage locations, holding bay, jet wash, car parking and associated landscaping and infrastructure
Former Morrisons Supermarket Makerfield Way Ince Wigan WN2 2PP
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/22/92841/CU
Change of use to drinking establishment
19 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 1XR
Received 6 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92847/CON
Condition Discharge application to partially discharge condition no.13 in respect of application A/21/91971/MAJOR to allow commencement of development
1 Bridge Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3BB
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/22/92846/FULL
Erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings together with associated landscaping and parking
Vacant Land Old Fold Pemberton Wigan
Received 6 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92845/NMAS
Working Amendments application for previously approved application A/21/91969/RMMAJ - Amendment to site plan to rectify discrepancy between approved accommodation schedule and site plan
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 3 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92849/HH
To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to front with pitched roof over existing porch, single storey to side and two-storey to rear together with dropped kerb and creation of new parking area to front following demolition of existing detached garage to side
152 Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DB
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92856/MAJOR
To re-develop existing site, new storage building (B8 use) with ancillary office space, extension of existing hardstanding to the rear of the site, together with new vehicle access from Kilshaw Street, following demolition works to existing building
Pooles Pies Lamberhead Industrial Estate Kilshaw Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8EA
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92858/LB
Listed building consent for the proposed refurbishment and reconfiguration of the existing station staff mess facilities to create improved and upgraded accessible mess facilities, prayer room, shower facilities and additional office space
Wigan Wallgate Railway Station Wallgate Wigan WN1 1BB
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92853/HH
To extend dwelling with a single storey rear extension
8 Danesway Wigan WN1 2EX
Received 7 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92859/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear
52 Longbrook Shevington Wigan WN6 8DA
Received 8 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92857/CU
Change of use to use class E to F, offices to training centre. Proposed works includes micro social enterprises to promote work based training for people with special educational needs and disabilities
Harlor House Grove Lane Standish WN6 0ES
Received 6 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92860/HH
To extend dwellinghouse -single storey to side
8 Cambridge Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8PL
Received 8 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92861/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge conditions 10 and 15 in respect of application A/12/76665. This application relates only to the area of the site known as Phase 1A(1) specifically plots 50-66
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 9 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92863/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/19/86980/RMMAJ. This application relates only to the area of the site known as Phase 1A(1) specifically plots 50-66.
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92862/FULL
To construct a new detached dwellinghouse following the demolition of the existing bungalow, together with new access from Moor Road to create in/out driveway arrangement
100 Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SH
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92866/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side together with alterations to external elevations
195A Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2BG
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92869/HH
To erect two storey to side and rear with first floor windows in gable elevation, single storey to rear, together with render to elevations following demolition of existing garage and rear utility
22 Woodlands Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7BH
Received 9 Dec 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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