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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
10,972Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,092 approved or refused records
992Refused applications

7,100 approved · 992 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/96488/FULL

    Erection of 9 dwellinghouses - comprising 7 terraced dwellinghouses, and two apartments together with associated access and landscaping works

    Land North Of 36 Warrington Road Abram

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96487/FULL

    Installation of vertical extraction flue to rear elevation

    7 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NB

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  3. DecidedA/23/96489/HH

    Dropped kerb and new driveway following removal of existing wall

    20 Bryn Road South Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8QR

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  4. UnknownA/23/96490/PDMA

    Prior notification for change of use from Dental Surgery (Use Class E) on first and second floors to a 2-bed flat (Use Class C3)

    1-3 Mesnes Street Wigan WN1 1QP

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96492/CU

    Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to a caf� (Class E(b))

    5 Scot Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1YX

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96491/HH

    Porch to the front, two storey to side and single storey to rear extension

    2 The Croft Billinge Wigan WN5 7DA

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96498/HH

    Single storey to side and rear together with new roof to existing garage.

    31 Stewart Road Wigan WN3 5JW

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  8. DecidedA/23/96497/HH

    Single storey to front and two storey to side extension

    1 Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AA

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/96496/HH

    Single storey extension to side

    Boundary Cottage Golborne Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2DP

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  10. UnknownA/23/96511/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition 8 (Site Contamination) in respect of application A/19/87911.

    322 Whelley Wigan WN2 1DA

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  11. DecidedA/23/96504/CU

    Change of use of ground floor and basement to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis)

    38 - 40 Market Street Wigan WN1 1HX

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/96501/MAJLA

    Residential development of 12 apartments with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing public house

    Engineers Arms And Open Land South Of 33 Belle Green Lane Ince Wigan WN2 2EW

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96500/LA

    Residential development of 6 apartments with associated parking and landscaping

    Elizabethan Court Garage Court Tyldesley

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96505/HH

    Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing extension together with associated landscaping

    374 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1JD

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  15. DecidedA/23/96507/FULL

    Change of use from public house with living accommodation to a mixed use public house at ground floor and a hotel on the upper floors, single storey rear extension to form additional kitchen / wc space and associated external alterations including creation of parking area

    Springfield Hotel 47 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7BB

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/96508/LB

    Listed Building Consent for single storey rear extension to form additional kitchen / wc space, internal alterations to form en-suites to rooms and associated external alterations including creation of parking area

    Springfield Hotel 47 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7BB

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  17. DecidedA/23/96503/CU

    Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to 7 bed, 7 person house of multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with associated external alterations

    131 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NB

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  18. UnknownA/23/96512/CON

    Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (External Materials), 10 (Roof Extension Structural Works) and part discharge of condition 9 (Further Intrusive Investigation) in respect of application A/22/94479/MAJOR.

    Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  19. DecidedA/23/96506/HH

    Single storey extension to side and rear

    24 Birley Street Leigh WN7 1JU

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  20. DecidedA/23/96518/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions numbers: 3 (Landscape), 4 (Drainage), 5 (Site Contamination), 6 (Noise Levels), 7 (Soundproofing), 8 (Service Hours) 9 (Dust Extraction), 10 ( Lighting) 11 (Storage), 12 (EV Charging), 13 (Materials) 14 (Biodiversity), 15 ( Levels) in respect of Application : A/22/93166/OUT

    Moore & Leigh Haulage 206 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AQ

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/96513/HH

    Single storey extension to side and rear together with render to side and rear elevations and associated external alterations

    2 Finchdale Gardens Lowton Warrington WA3 1EX

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  22. DecidedA/23/96514/HH

    To extend dwelling to both sides, creating links to existing annexe structures

    Home Farm Liverpool Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9LX

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  23. DecidedA/23/96528/LB

    Listed Building Consent for a rear and side extensions, plus alterations to existing building envelope and fenestration, including new windows and doors, together with internal works to include new partitions

    Home Farm Liverpool Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LX

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  24. DecidedA/23/96516/HH

    Single storey wrap around extension to side and rear and part two storey extension to rear following demolition of existing garage together with associated external alterations including installation of new porch to front

    6 Stone Cross Lane North Lowton Warrington WA3 2SB

    Received 7 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.

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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