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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
10,990Searchable applications
525Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,105 approved or refused records
994Refused applications

7,111 approved · 994 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/23/96577/ADV

    Installation of 1 non-illuminated vinyl sign, 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 internally illuminated free-standing totem sign

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

    Received 19 Dec 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96581/HH

    Single storey rear extension with roof terrace and balustrade above

    11 Fairman Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 2RT

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  3. UnknownA/23/96579/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition no 4 (Site Investigation) in respect of application A.18.84954.MAJOR.

    Atherton Car Centre Leigh Road Atherton

    Received 19 Dec 2023
  4. DecidedA/23/96585/LA

    Residential development of 8 apartments in two blocks with associated parking, landscaping and access

    Land Adjacent 3 Heysham Road And Adjacent 194 City Road Orrell

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  5. UnknownA/23/96589/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition No 26 (WSI -Archaelogical works) in respect of Application : A/22/93334/MAJOR.

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

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96583/HH

    First floor extension above existing garage

    12 Bee Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0BL

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96580/HH

    Single storey rear extension with external alterations including installation of new side elevation door and removal of ground floor window

    49 Cranleigh Standish Wigan WN6 0EU

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  8. DecidedA/23/96584/HH

    Erection of single storey detached outbuilding within garden curtilage

    2 Kentmere Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7QH

    Received 20 Dec 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/96586/VAR

    To vary condition 1 of Planning Permission A/20/89078/RET to allow unloading/loading and manoeuvring of fairground equipment and other associated paraphernalia on the site between the hours of 7.00am to 11pm on any day

    Land To The Rear Of 36 - 38 Sandy Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1DR

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  10. UnknownA/23/96591/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for single storey side and rear extensions with garage conversion and external render to elevations

    7 Heath House Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2SN

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  11. UnknownA/23/96592/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for the installation of solar panels to existing outbuilding.

    Northfield New Barn Lane Leigh WN7 3UD

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/96602/FULL

    To construct two detached industrial units (Use Class E (g)) to be subdivided into three units, together with associated car parking, access and sliding entrance gates following the demolition of existing building and garages

    86A Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF

    Received 21 Dec 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96603/ADV

    Installation of 3 non-illuminated individual letters fascia signs

    Wigan And Leigh College Wigan School For The Arts Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RU

    Received 22 Dec 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96597/HH

    Single storey rear extension and first floor extension to side and front including timber to the front elevation

    33 Alderton Drive Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9LQ

    Received 22 Dec 2023
  15. DecidedA/24/96599/HH

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

    86 Gilda Road Worsley Manchester M28 1BP

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  16. DecidedA/24/96600/HH

    To apply a white render finish to the external elevations of the existing dwellinghouse

    60 Liverpool Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LH

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  17. DecidedA/24/96604/HH

    Two storey extension to side

    8 London Close Wigan WN5 0QQ

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  18. DecidedA/24/96614/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to Part Discharge Conditions: 3 (Drainage), 4a (Site Investigation), 6-1 (Site Contamination), 7 (Gas Migration), 8 (CEMP), 10 (Invasive Plants), 11 (Ecological Enhancement Plan), 12 (Landscaping), 13 (Levels) , 16 (CT&EMP) in respect of Application : A/22/93762/MAJOR.

    Shanghai Palace 69 Poolstock Wigan WN3 5DS

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  19. DecidedA/24/96596/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear and side extension

    52 Laxey Crescent Leigh WN7 5HF

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  20. UnknownA/23/96593/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 7.89 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 3.69 metres

    Laylands House Farm Hell Nook Golborne Warrington WA3 3QS

    Received 22 Dec 2023
  21. UnknownA/23/96594/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 4.20 metres, height to the eaves 2.30 metres and height to the ridge 3.80 metres

    20 Worsley Green Wigan WN5 8BN

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  22. DecidedA/24/96601/HH

    Erection of porch to front

    Calico Wood Cottage Houghton Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8ET

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  23. DecidedA/24/96605/HH

    To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to side

    44 Queensway Wigan WN1 2HS

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  24. DecidedA/24/96606/HH

    Porch and addition of canopy to front and single storey rear extension

    18 Wayfarers Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8RP

    Received 2 Jan 2024

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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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