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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
10,492Searchable applications
518Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,719 approved or refused records
951Refused applications

6,768 approved · 951 refused · 494 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/94572/HH

    Erection of 1.84 metre high wall with fence panels to front

    654 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1UB

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  2. UnknownA/22/94593/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.17 (noise assessment) in respect of application A/21/93043/MAJOR

    1 Cornwallis Road Wigan WN3 5XD

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  3. DecidedA/22/94571/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to side

    10 Gainsborough Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EL

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  4. DecidedA/22/94576/HHRET

    To retain two storey side extension, conservatory/summer room to rear and detached double garage

    Gidlow Hall Farm Dodds Farm Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1QP

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  5. UnknownA/22/94592/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 7, 10 and 24 and to part discharge condition no.5.

    HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  6. UnknownA/22/94575/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/02/57217 - Variation of the approved restoration scheme to reduce the lake size and shape, increase the area of undisturbed peat and retain areas of naturally regenerated grassland and scrub habitats (Condition 42)

    Land Off Lower Green Lane Nook Lane Astley Tyldesley

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  7. UnknownA/22/94580/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92855/MAJOR

    Former Morrisons Supermarket Makerfield Way Ince Wigan WN2 2PP

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  8. UnknownA/22/94581/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92377/MAJPSI - Adjustment to substation arrangement, installation of additional photo-voltaic (PV) panels and canopies and installation of preformed cowls on roof

    Fred Longworth High School Printshop Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8JN

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  9. UnknownA/22/94598/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 in respect of application A/22/93181/FULL

    Land Rear Of 9 Coal Pit Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0RY

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  10. DecidedA/22/94584/FULL

    Change of use from use as a Gym/fitness centre to allow uses within Planning Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g), erection of external storage units, external alterations to elevations of existing building, reconfiguration of yard and parking area, together with the erection of new boundary fencing and associated works

    Xercise4Less Chapel Lane Wigan WN1 1DU

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  11. DecidedA/22/94585/ADV

    To display internally illuminated high level signs and reception area signage

    Xercise4Less Chapel Lane Wigan WN1 1DU

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  12. UnknownA/22/94583/NMAS

    Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/93252/CU - We wish to reduce the number of rooms from the 7 double rooms proposed originally to 6 double bedrooms. Only layout changes to the internals of the building will be made

    53 Church Street Leigh WN7 1AY

    Received 13 Oct 2022
  13. DecidedA/22/94586/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, two storey to rear and single storey to side

    24 Moss Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BY

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  14. DecidedA/22/94587/ADV

    Installation of two internally illuminated fascia signs

    Kane International 39 Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Park Atherton Manchester M46 0SY

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  15. DecidedA/22/94599/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 in respect of application A/22/93631/FULL

    One Stop Store Unit 2 71 Warrington Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9PJ

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  16. DecidedA/22/94588/VARMAJ

    Variation of conditions 2, 4, 5 & 6 of Application A/20/88612/MAJOR - to substitute approved drawings with amended plans relating to landscaping, boundary treatments/external works, bin store, regularisation of car parking arrangements and EV charging points

    Firsway Of Leigh 39 Plank Lane Leigh WN7 4YA

    Received 20 Oct 2022
  17. UnknownA/22/94600/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in respect of application A/22/93742/FULL

    St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School Thorburn Road Wigan WN5 9LW

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  18. DecidedA/22/94589/HH

    Erection of balcony at first floor to side with supporting pillars together with external alterations and erection of a retaining wall

    Inglewood Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LL

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  19. UnknownA/22/94601/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 in respect of application A/17/84560/OUTMAJ

    Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton

    Received 21 Oct 2022
  20. DecidedA/22/94590/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - two storey to side and single storey to rear

    30 Blenheim Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9JN

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  21. UnknownA/22/94591/NMAS

    Working Amendment for previously approved application A/22/93217/MAJPSI - Amendment to the trees to be retained and removed

    HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  22. DecidedA/22/94594/LB

    Listed Building Consent - to convert and extend former coach house to use for residential purposes, together with alterations to external elevations

    The Coach House Haighlands Copperas Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PB

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  23. RegisteredA/22/94602/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 12,18 and 19 in respect of application A/17/84450/MAJOR

    Land To East Of Wigan Road/South Of Landgate Lane Bryn Wigan

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  24. DecidedA/22/94595/FULL

    Erection of a coffee drive thru unit and associated works

    ASDA Edge Green Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3SP

    Received 24 Oct 2022

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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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