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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
10,702Searchable applications
517Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,890 approved or refused records
972Refused applications

6,918 approved · 972 refused · 509 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedA/23/95560/TCSO

    Prior notification for the installation of a 16m high slim-line phase 9 monopole, supporting 4 antennas, 3 equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 1 GPS module

    Pavement Junction Of Stanley Street And Leigh Road Atherton Manchester

    Received 17 May 2023
  2. UnknownA/23/95559/TCSO

    Prior notification for the installation of a 17m high slim-line phase 9 monopole, supporting 6 antennas, 3 equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 1 GPS module

    Grass Verge At Spa Road And Hillside Avenue Atherton

    Received 17 May 2023
  3. DecidedA/23/95558/TCSO

    Prior notification for the installation of a 20m high slim-line monopole, supporting 6 antennas, 3 equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 1 GPS module

    Pavement Outside 31 Market Street Leigh WN7 1DR

    Received 17 May 2023
  4. DecidedA/23/95556/FULL

    Conversion of existing offices and detached garage to provide 7 Apartments, with two storey infill extension, first floor extension to garage, external alterations to office premises and provision of bin and cycle store areas

    10 Arcade Street Wigan WN1 1LU

    Received 17 May 2023
  5. UnknownA/23/95557/TCSO

    Prior notification for installation of an 18m high slim-line phase 9 monopole, supporting 6 antennas, 3 equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 1 GPS module

    Footpath To Front Of Marsh Green Primary School Kitt Green Road Wigan WN5 0EF

    Received 17 May 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/95566/HH

    Single storey extension to the rear together with associated external alterations Including new doors and window to side and 0.74m high rear garden retaining wall

    1 Fernbray Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4JN

    Received 18 May 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/95565/HH

    Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear connecting to existing garage together with associated external alterations

    24 Stanley Field Tyldesley Manchester M29 8SP

    Received 18 May 2023
  8. UnknownA/23/95567/ADV

    Retrospective application for installation of internally illuminated fascia to front

    Nima Turkish Barbers 96 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FJ

    Received 18 May 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/95564/HH

    Pitched roof to existing dormer to front and new dormer to rear

    53 Coniston Avenue Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8AY

    Received 18 May 2023
  10. DecidedA/23/95568/RET

    Change of use from dwellinghouse and existing garage to a mixed use as dwellinghouse and workshop for the making, display and sales of artificial wreaths, together with associated alterations to the elevation of the garage, and an external timber display structure (Retrospective application)

    548 Manchester Road Astley M29 7BP

    Received 18 May 2023
  11. DecidedA/23/95569/HH

    Single storey extension to side and rear, rendered to match existing front elevation

    8 Parkbrook Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8AF

    Received 18 May 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/95570/FULL

    Change of use of a parcel of land to the side of St Richards Primary School to form an outdoor natural learning/recreational area consisting of new landscaping, new perimeter fencing, biodiversity habitat areas, timber shelters, storage shed, seating areas, and ancillary facilities

    St Richards Roman Catholic Primary School Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0HA

    Received 18 May 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/95572/HH

    Two storey extension to side and rear and single storey to side following demolition of existing conservatory

    8 Bidford Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WB

    Received 18 May 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/95571/HH

    To render all elevations following removal of existing cladding to the front together with associated external alterations

    1 Park Lane Leigh WN7 2LA

    Received 19 May 2023
  15. UnknownA/23/95573/FULL

    Change of use from Class F1 (Learning and non-residential institutions) to Class B8 self-storage facility, first floor extension to rear and replace damaged roof, together with external alterations and associated boundary treatments including electric security gate

    Atherton Library And The Atherton Centre York Street Atherton Manchester M46 9JH

    Received 19 May 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/95574/LA

    Installation of external condenser units to enable the operation of an air source heat pump installation

    Shevington Library Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HA

    Received 19 May 2023
  17. DecidedA/23/95578/FULL

    Erection of six dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatment and access from Chelford Drive following demolition of existing building

    558 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester

    Received 19 May 2023
  18. DecidedA/23/95577/FULL

    Extensions and associated external alterations to create 3 additional flats

    Bird Ith Hand 100 Gidlow Lane Wigan WN6 7DY

    Received 19 May 2023
  19. DecidedA/23/95575/FULL

    Change of use of former hair and beauty salon to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with a single storey extension at rear and demolition of outbuilding

    9 Morley Street Atherton Manchester M46 0AE

    Received 19 May 2023
  20. DecidedA/23/95576/CU

    Change of use from private dwelling (Planning Use Class C3) to children's care home (Planning Use Class C2) including conversion of garage to staff bedroom

    2 Gaskell Street Hindley Wigan WN2 2QQ

    Received 19 May 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/95579/HH

    First floor extension to side

    39 Rowland Street North Atherton MH46 9RS

    Received 22 May 2023
  22. UnknownA/23/95580/PDE

    Single storey to rear extension projecting 5.50 metres height to the eaves 3 metres and height to the ridge 3 metres

    95 Barn Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3PR

    Received 22 May 2023
  23. DecidedA/23/95581/HHRET

    Dormer to rear, render to front side and rear and roof light to front. Retrospective

    9 Ludlow Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4RD

    Received 22 May 2023
  24. UnknownA/23/95583/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed siting of a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling

    11 Brook Drive Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HR

    Received 22 May 2023

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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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