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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 dates
9,746Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 7,124 approved or refused records
894Refused applications

6,230 approved · 894 refused · 432 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning 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

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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

  1. DecidedA/22/93752/FULL

    Erection of new dwelling together with associated parking and landscaping on land to be severed from 52 Elm Avenue

    52 Elm Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3SG

    Received 17 May 2022
  2. UnknownA/22/93728/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5, 7, and 10 in respect of application A/21/92272/MAJLA

    Visitor Centre Pennington Flash Country Park St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3PA

    Received 16 May 2022
  3. DecidedA/22/93741/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension

    86 Meadow Brook Wigan WN5 8ED

    Received 17 May 2022
  4. DecidedA/22/93742/FULL

    Erection of new single storey building following removal of two existing cabins

    St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School Thorburn Road Wigan WN5 9LW

    Received 17 May 2022
  5. DecidedA/22/93743/FULL

    Installation of a stand-alone drying kiln

    Scott Timber Excelsior Works Dobson Park Industrial Estate Dobson Park Way Ince Wigan WN2 2DY

    Received 17 May 2022
  6. DecidedA/22/93762/MAJOR

    Erection of a three storey building comprising 24 supported living apartments and 6 bungalows (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping and open space following demolition of existing building

    Shanghai Palace 69 Poolstock Wigan WN3 5DS

    Received 17 May 2022
  7. DecidedA/22/93748/FULL

    Single storey rear extension to dental surgery

    341 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DL

    Received 17 May 2022
  8. UnknownA/22/93753/LUCP

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use to a Children's care facility for one child

    14 Elmhow Grove Wigan WN3 5RQ

    Received 17 May 2022
  9. DecidedA/22/93749/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - open porch to front, pitched roof over existing flat roof to side, single storey and dormers to rear together with raise in ridge height to create rooms in roof space following removal of existing conservatory

    43 Corner Lane Leigh WN7 5PY

    Received 17 May 2022
  10. DecidedA/22/93750/CU

    Change of use to a mixed use of a nail bar at ground floor with first and second floors to be used as office spaces, basement to remain as existing storage space in connection with the ground floor occupiers only

    58 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4LA

    Received 17 May 2022
  11. DecidedA/22/93751/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear projecting to side

    37 Heysham Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0EA

    Received 17 May 2022
  12. DecidedA/22/93754/HH

    To erect replacement timber fencing and gate to side/rear garden boundaries (varying height between 2.2m, 2.3m and 2.4m)

    46 Crompton Way Lowton Warrington WA3 1FS

    Received 17 May 2022
  13. UnknownA/22/93700/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/16/83156/MAJOR - Installation of Manchester Polyurethane (PU) bollards to the perimeter of the pedestrian path on Archer Street within the curtilage of the site

    Holy Family Roman Catholic Church Chaddock Lane Worsley M28 1DN

    Received 11 May 2022
  14. DecidedA/22/93701/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear

    3 Higher Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1EA

    Received 3 May 2022
  15. DecidedA/22/93702/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, two storey extension to side and single storey to rear together with associated external alterations

    19 Avon Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8UD

    Received 4 May 2022
  16. DecidedA/22/93703/HH

    To extend dwelling house single storey to side.

    1 Baclaw Close Wigan WN1 3NP

    Received 5 May 2022
  17. UnknownA/22/93706/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/90339/FULL - Re-location of internal plant from first floor level to second floor level

    Home Bargains 66-74 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NP

    Received 12 May 2022
  18. DecidedA/22/93761/MAJOR

    Re-plan of plots 8-18 and 25-51 and associated highway layout on previously approved A/20/90543/MAJOR planning permission

    Site Of Abraham Guest High School Orrell Road Orrell

    Received 18 May 2022
  19. DecidedA/22/93717/FULL

    Single storey side extension

    Bowling Green Inn 110 Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LD

    Received 6 May 2022
  20. DecidedA/22/93719/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to front with pitched roof.

    9 Ashling Court Tyldesley Manchester M29 8QS

    Received 9 May 2022
  21. DecidedA/22/93721/HH

    To Extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear

    25 Giants Hall Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8JR

    Received 9 May 2022
  22. DecidedA/22/93723/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, single storey to rear

    27 Giants Hall Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8JR

    Received 9 May 2022
  23. UnknownA/22/93724/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/18/85539/FULL

    Land East Of 5 New Lodge Wigan WN1 2ND

    Received 13 May 2022
  24. DecidedA/22/93725/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side and rear, 2nd floor loft conversion, together with associated external alterations

    37 Willow Crescent Leigh WN7 5RN

    Received 9 May 2022

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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.

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