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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
10,964Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,085 approved or refused records
990Refused applications

7,095 approved · 990 refused · 528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/23/96461/HH

    Single storey extension to front and side

    4 Tarrant Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HR

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96463/HH

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

    6 Wallbrook Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7JY

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  3. DecidedA/23/96464/HHRET

    Single storey extension to rear with roof lights - retrospective

    6 Eastmead Shevington Wigan WN6 8GB

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  4. DecidedA/23/96465/HH

    Roof alterations to the existing bungalow to create a first floor including two storey extension to side and rear with associated external alterations including the replacement of all existing windows and doors, addition of rooflights to front, side and rear and external render to all elevations.

    2 Harlech Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4RA

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96467/FULL

    Erection of three detached dwellings, creation of new access, garages and associated works following the demolition of the existing buildings on the site

    Old Seven Stars Farm 498 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0QA

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96469/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions numbers : 5 (Landscaping), Condition 8 (Lighting Scheme), Condition 11 (Retail Noise),Condition 14 (Remediation) Condition 16: (Bike Storage) in respect of Application: A/19/87903/MAJOR

    Land Off Plank Lane Leigh

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96466/HH

    To extend porch and canopy and install bay window to front together with single storey extension to rear of existing garage following removal of existing glass structure with new pitched roof and associated external alterations including cast stone heads to front windows and render to all elevations

    3 Standish Wood Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YD

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  8. DecidedA/23/96470/HH

    Two storey side extension

    14 Renfrew Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1UT

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  9. UnknownA/23/96476/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for the proposed siting of temporary buildings, creation of a compound and storage area, car parking, a haul road and the storage of soil in association with construction activity at HMP Hindley

    HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  10. DecidedA/23/96475/RET

    Erection of fencing and gates with landscaping

    Land Between 168A And 170 Bell Lane Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0DA

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  11. DecidedA/23/96472/HH

    First floor extension to front

    99 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SF

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/96474/FULL

    Change of use of first floor of existing garage block to residential dwelling together with external staircase to side and associated external alterations including new entrance at first floor to side

    Black Horse Farm Arbour Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YJ

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  13. UnknownA/23/96473/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for single storey extension to rear

    8 Highfield Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 9LU

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  14. UnknownA/23/96471/CBRAAC

    Temporary classrooms

    Atherton St Georges Church Of England Primary School Derby Street Atherton Manchester M46 0HJ

    Received 29 Nov 2023
  15. UnknownA/23/96494/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.13 (Method Statement - Avoiding harm to amphibians and small mammals (including hedgehogs)) in respect of application A/23/95172/CU

    Laurel Nurseries Atherton Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3XD

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  16. DecidedA/24/96478/ADV

    Installation of one internally illuminated fascia sign and associated window vinyl

    Units 31 - 32 Spinning Gate Leigh WN7 4PG

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  17. UnknownA/23/96495/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (Drainage Details) and condition no.4 (Coal Mining Details) and condition no.8 (Contamination) in respect of application A/22/93334/MAJOR

    122 - 138 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8LY

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  18. UnknownA/23/96493/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (Land Contamination), condition no.4 (Noise), condition no.5 (Drainage), condition no.6 (Materials) and condition no.7 (Landscaping) in respect of application A/20/89854/FULL

    Gaskell Bros (W M And C) Ltd Bryn Road Garage Bryn Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8BT

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  19. UnknownA/23/96509/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 3 (Method Statement) in respect of application A/23/96079/LB.

    151 Leigh Road Atherton Manchester M46 0PB

    Received 2 Dec 2023
  20. DecidedA/23/96482/HH

    Single storey to side extension

    24 Brimfield Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WY

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/96480/HH

    Hip to gable roof alteration with dormer to rear, roof lights to the front and Juliet balconies to rear

    72 Beechwood Crescent Orrell Wigan WN5 8NL

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  22. DecidedA/23/96481/HH

    Erection of a two storey rear extension and a single storey extension to side

    27 Field Hurst Croft Atherton Manchester M46 0TY

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  23. DecidedA/23/96485/FULL

    Erection of a polytunnel.

    Moss Side Farm Rindle Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LT

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  24. DecidedA/23/96484/HH

    Partial conversion of existing garage, with first floor extension over and single storey porch to front together with associated external alterations including installation of new door to side

    23 Range Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0GU

    Received 4 Dec 2023

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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.

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