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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
10,538Searchable applications
515Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,759 approved or refused records
956Refused applications

6,803 approved · 956 refused · 498 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/22/94802/TCSO

    Prior notification for the installation of a 20m high multi-operator telecommunications SW mast with 12 antennas, 2 dish antennas and 7 ground based equipment cabinets

    Public Open Space North Of 511 Wigan Road Leigh WN7 5HN

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  2. DecidedA/22/94801/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear following removal of existing conservatory

    62 Copeland Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0XR

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  3. UnknownA/22/94822/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20

    Site Of Ashtons Tenement Farm Bickershaw Lane Abram

    Received 6 Dec 2022
  4. UnknownA/22/94799/PDE

    Single storey to rear with a projection 3.4m, height to ridge of 3.8m and height to eaves of 2.5m

    44 West Mount Orrell Wigan WN5 8LX

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  5. DecidedA/22/94804/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to rear with external alterations

    18 Brock Mill Lane Wigan WN1 2NZ

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  6. DecidedA/22/94803/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse single storey to the front and rear following removal of the existing conservatory

    8 Windle Gardens Pemberton Wigan WN5 8JL

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  7. DecidedA/22/94805/HH

    Erection of detached garage to side

    6 Marklands Chase Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TN

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  8. UnknownA/22/94827/CON

    Condition Discharge application to partially discharge condition no.8 in respect of application A/16/83156/MAJOR (Community Hall only)

    Holy Family Roman Catholic Church Chaddock Lane Worsley M28 1DN

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  9. DecidedA/22/94808/RET

    Change of use from offices to 5 residential apartments, first floor extensions to side and rear, dormers to front and rear and associated external alterations including roof alterations together with new access and parking area to rear

    292 Tyldesley Road Atherton Manchester M46 9AE

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  10. DecidedA/22/94807/MAJOR

    Erection of 14 detached dwellings together with associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatment and access following demolition of existing buildings

    Hadbutt Farm Hadbutt Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FJ

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  11. DecidedA/22/94809/CU

    Change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a family assessment unit (Class C2), for a maximum of 6 parents and 3 babies with staff, together with vehicular footpath crossing to front

    189 Sale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PG

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  12. UnknownA/22/94828/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.18 in respect of application A/21/92702/MAJOR

    Former Gas Depot York Road Ashton-In-Makerfield

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  13. DecidedA/22/94806/PDR

    Prior notification for the proposed change of use from part agricultural land to flexible use to provide secure parking for private motor homes and caravans

    Wood Farm Back Lane Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LE

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  14. DecidedA/22/94810/FULL

    Replacement of existing hardstanding area

    Bryn Hall Farm Bryn Gates Lane Wigan WN2 5JY

    Received 7 Dec 2022
  15. DecidedA/22/94811/HH

    Roof alterations to existing flat roof to front and side including pitch to front and roof lights to side, associated external alterations and extension to existing driveway

    8 Greenbank Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BX

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  16. DecidedA/22/94829/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 (noise insulation) in respect of application A/19/88287/CU

    6-10 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1JE

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  17. DecidedA/22/94812/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - single storey to front to link into existing detached garage. Alternative to A/21/92926/HH previously approved

    7 Holton Way Winstanley Wigan

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  18. DecidedA/22/94813/FULL

    Erection of detached outbuilding in rear garden to be used as ancillary living accommodation together with creation of additional parking space to front

    15 Thirlmere Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AU

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  19. DecidedA/22/94816/FULL

    First floor and second floor extensions to rear to create two additional flats

    59-59A Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  20. DecidedA/22/94815/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse, first floor to side and single storey to rear following removal of conservatory

    7 Shelley Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8HW

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  21. DecidedA/22/94818/CU

    Change of use of upper floors from one dwelling into 2 apartments, together with alterations to front elevation to form separate entrance to the new apartments

    V & V Takeaway 76 Market Street Wigan WN1 1HX

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  22. DecidedA/22/94817/HHRET

    To retain workshop, carport and porch to side. Retrospective application

    2 Pembroke Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TG

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  23. UnknownA/22/94832/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 10, 12 and 13 in respect of application A/20/89189/FULL

    Open Land South Of 23 Surrey Avenue Leigh

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  24. UnknownA/22/94821/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3, 5, 8 and 11 in respect of application A/19/88109/RMMJLA

    Sandalwood Drive Wigan

    Received 5 Dec 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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