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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
10,498Searchable applications
518Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,725 approved or refused records
951Refused applications

6,774 approved · 951 refused · 494 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. UnknownA/22/94603/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.10 in respect of application A/19/87198/MAJOR

    30 Orrell Gardens Orrell Wigan WN5 8NA

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  2. DecidedA/22/94596/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - dormer to front

    11 Longhurst Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PL

    Received 24 Oct 2022
  3. DecidedA/22/94597/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 13 and 17 in respect of application A/21/90778/MAJLA

    Land At Meadowvale Drive Pemberton Wigan WN5 8AL

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  4. UnknownA/22/94639/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 in respect of application A/21/91634/MAJOR

    Land To The South Of York Street Leigh

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  5. DecidedA/22/94604/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear, with pedestrian ramp to front and rear garden

    103 Severn Drive Wigan WN5 9NE

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  6. DecidedA/22/94607/FULL

    Erection of temporary classroom building, laying of hardcore, paving and 2.4m high fencing (part retrospective)

    Winstanley College Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XF

    Received 25 Oct 2022
  7. DecidedA/22/94606/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, dormer to rear following removal of existing dormer window and porch, together with associated external alterations

    13 Wenlock Road Leigh WN7 3LN

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  8. DecidedA/22/94608/ADVLA

    To display 4 non illuminated advertisement signs on the roundabout

    Roundabout Westwood Way Wigan

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  9. UnknownA/22/94609/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 4.05 metres, height to the eaves 2.35 metres and height to the ridge 3.9 metres

    17 Queensway Wigan WN1 2JA

    Received 26 Oct 2022
  10. DecidedA/22/94610/HH

    Erection of detached double garage/playroom to side following demolition of existing outbuilding

    1 Sandfield Hall Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1PF

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  11. DecidedA/22/94615/HH

    Erection of 1.84 metre high wall with fence panels to front

    656 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1UB

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  12. UnknownA/22/94614/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear following demolition of existing extension (retrospective application)

    175 Henfold Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FU

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  13. DecidedA/22/94618/CU

    Change of use from C4, 5 bed, 5 person HMO to Sui Generis 5 bed, 7 person HMO

    282 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA

    Received 27 Oct 2022
  14. DecidedA/22/94616/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse part two storey part first floor to side and single storey to rear

    189 Simpkin Street Abram Wigan WN2 5PS

    Received 28 Oct 2022
  15. UnknownA/22/94620/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension

    29 Chadwick Street Wigan WN3 5HD

    Received 28 Oct 2022
  16. DecidedA/22/94621/ADV

    The erection and display of a freestanding 48-sheet sized digital LED advertising unit

    Land At Atherleigh Way North Of Junction With Leighbrook Way Parsonage Retail Park Leighbrook Way Leigh WN7 5AR

    Received 28 Oct 2022
  17. DecidedA/22/94623/ADV

    Installation of 3 new non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated replacement free standing double sided sign

    Millingford Industrial Estate Bridge Street Golborne

    Received 28 Oct 2022
  18. DecidedA/22/94622/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - part single storey part two storey to side, single storey rear, porch to front, and associated alterations to front elevation following demolition of existing detached garage

    34 Highgate Crescent Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9JE

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  19. UnknownA/22/94624/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a single storey to rear following demolition of existing conservatory

    8 Siskin Close Leigh WN7 2GB

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  20. DecidedA/22/94627/FULL

    Erection of detached drive through coffee shop with associated parking and landscaping

    Car Park Asda Priestners Way Leigh

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  21. DecidedA/22/94625/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear and dormers to front and rear

    46 Landside Leigh WN7 3JT

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  22. DecidedA/22/94626/CU

    Change of use of detached garage to a dog grooming parlour

    61 Spelding Drive Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LW

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  23. UnknownA/22/94628/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 3.5 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to ridge 3.6 metres

    26 Gidlow Avenue Wigan WN6 7PF

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  24. UnknownA/22/94629/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension and part garage conversion

    21 Whimbrel Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HJ

    Received 1 Nov 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.

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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