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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates9,549Searchable applications
497Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 6,979 approved or refused records
882Refused applications
6,097 approved · 882 refused · 415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/92871/VAR
Application to remove condition 2 on planning permission A/35801/91.
Sennicar House Sennicar Lane Wigan WN1 2SN
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92867/FULL
Replacement of existing UPVC windows with timber sash and casement windows, together with repair works to bay window roof
Wendys 212 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8DS
Received 9 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/22/92873/RET
To replace existing UPVC windows with timber sash and casement windows
147 - 149 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92868/FULL
Replacement of existing timber sash window with new double glazed timber sash window
144 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FJ
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92870/FULL
Replacement of existing UPVC upper floor windows with timber sash and casement windows
120 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FJ
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92872/FULL
Replacement of existing upper floor UPVC windows with timber sash and casement windows
126 - 128 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FJ
Received 9 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92875/HH
To construct permanent vehicular footpath crossing together with creation of driveway to front
42 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SA
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92874/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side/rear, together with alterations to parking area
19 Kirkwood Close Aspull Wigan WN2 1DZ
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92884/FULL
Erection of 4 aircraft hangars and relocation of 3 existing portable buildings and car parking spaces
Agricultural Land West Of Kenyon Hall Farm Winwick Lane Lowton
Received 10 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92877/ADV
To display 1 externally illuminated projecting hanging sign, 2 externally illuminated trough lit painted wall signs and 1 externally illuminated fascia sign
16 Warrington Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9PL
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92879/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to the front and single storey to the rear
123 Telford Crescent Leigh WN7 5LZ
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92876/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side with new porch projecting forward of the property, together with single storey to rear
7 Brindlehurst Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NG
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92878/HH
To extend bungalow - to front and rear, together with garage conversion along with render and cladding to elevations
42 Newlands Drive Lowton Warrington WA3 2RJ
Received 13 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92885/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey to rear
202 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2EZ
Received 13 Dec 2021 - RegisteredA/21/92899/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in respect of application A/21/91297/FULL
Jewson Ltd Victoria Street Wigan WN5 9BX
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92880/FULL
Replacement of existing upper floor timber sash window with new double glazed timber sash window
D & G Optical 165 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92887/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front to form new garage and porch, together with the conversion of existing garage into living accommodation
14 Satinwood Close Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NL
Received 14 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92865/NLA
Outline application with all matters reserved other than access for the erection of a new residential-led, mixed-use development comprising residential dwellings (up to 2,150), local centres (including up to 1,300 sqm of retail, 1,600 sqm of commercial uses and 1,000 sqm of local community uses), a primary school, sports facilities, new vehicle, cycle and pedestrian connections, new bridge connection to Hattersley, construction of new site accesses from Mottram Old Road, landscaping and associated works and demolition of farm/agricultural buildings and stables (21/01171/OUT)
Land Off Mottram Old Road Hyde SK14 3BE
Received 1 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92888/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front and side
125 Clapgate Lane Wigan WN3 6SH
Received 14 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92901/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 in respect of application A/21/91634/MAJOR
Land South Of York Street Leigh
Received 14 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92891/HH
To construct a new pitched roofed shed/implement store 12m in length, 4m in height and 6.7m in width
Farrars Farm Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XE
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92889/CU
Change of use from shop/office use to an HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy)
1 Railway Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3BY
Received 15 Dec 2021 - UnknownA/21/92903/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/21/92249/VARMAJ
Land At Langham Road Standish
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedA/21/92890/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - part single storey and part two storey to side, single storey to rear
10 Pike Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0QJ
Received 15 Dec 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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