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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 dates10,992Searchable applications
526Recorded 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7,111 approved · 994 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
- DecidedA/24/96608/FULL
Erection of a motor control centre kiosk within the operational area of the Slag Lane Borehole
Slag Lane Borehole Near Elec Sub Station Slag Lane Lowton
Received 3 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96607/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.5 metres, height to eaves 3 metres and height to the ridge 3.8 metres
21 Winchester Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LL
Received 3 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/23/96610/CON
Condition Discharge Application to Discharge Condition 8 ( LEAP Play Area) in respect of A/21/91969/RMMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 22 Dec 2023 - UnknownA/24/96611/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application: A/21/90730/MAJOR.Following commencement of the development. The proposed culvert works required further amendments to landscaping layout.Updated drawings submitted, reflect final agreed landscaping & planting scheme
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96612/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application: A/21/90730/MAJOR.CHANGES TO WINDOW STYLES ON HOUSE TYPE ELEVATIONS.CHANGE OF ROOF TILE FROM WIENERBERGER CALDERDALE, TO NORTHSTONE DONARD & PENROSE CONCRETE INTERLOCKING ROOF TILE
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96617/HH
Single storey extension to the side and rear
6 Hockery View Hindley Wigan WN2 3JX
Received 4 Jan 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96638/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (EV charging points), condition no.4 (drainage) and condition no.5 (landscaping) in respect of application A/23/95523/FULL
Car Park Leigh Infirmary The Avenue Leigh
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96621/CU
Change of use from an office and a training centre and associated annexe to a care home for 3 young persons in receipt of care (Class C2)
65 Wigan Lower Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LJ
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96620/HH
Two storey extension to side following demolition of existing detached garage
427 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TL
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96639/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 3 (Material Schedule, prepared by Watson Homes) and Condition 9 (bat and bird mitigation and enhancement), in respect of application A/22/94762/MAJOR
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 4 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96625/CON
Condition Discharge Application to Discharge Condition 13 (Noise Impact Assessment) in respect of application A/22/94762/MAJOR.
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 5 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96623/NMAS
Non Material Amendment for previously approved application : A/20/90064/HH1. Minor elevation changes, primarily:a. Right side elevation - 2 windows are now 1 doorb. Right side elevation - Chimney/Roof detailing2. Roof - Large apex glazing is now seperate velux windows
Birch Tree Farm Winstanley Park Winstanley Wigan WN3 6BD
Received 5 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96627/HH
Single storey extension to rear and external alterations to rear to create a ramped access
50 Taunton Avenue Leigh WN7 5PT
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96626/HH
Single storey extension to front and rear
6 Tarn Close Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8BQ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96629/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.13 (site investigation) - Verification Report as per Wigan Council letter dated 25 May 2021
Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh
Received 22 Dec 2023 - DecidedA/24/96633/RADV
To retain 1 free-standing internally illuminated LCD display screen charging point and 3 non-illuminated flag pole signs
Tesco Superstore Crab Tree Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0AG
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96634/HH
Pitched roofs to front and rear dormers with solar panels to rear
16 Paignton Close Billinge Wigan WN5 7JF
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96631/LB
Listed building application for internal alterations to allow conversion of cellar into a basement (habitable space)
Trinity Trees 126 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8HJ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96630/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from Class E to Class C3 to create 3 self-contained apartments
5 Wrightington Street Wigan WN1 2AZ
Received 8 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96635/LA
Installation of 11 parking bays and associated landscaping works
Land Adjacent 1-3 Senecar Close Aspull Wigan WN2 1JQ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96636/HH
Two storey extension to side
12 Manor Grove Aspull Wigan WN2 1SA
Received 9 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96640/HH
Single storey extension to side
5A Langdale Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0EB
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96643/HH
Alterations to first floor flat including installation of balcony to rear, alterations to rear windows and installation of new windows to side and front elevations
321A Warrington Road Abram Wigan WN2 5RJ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96644/FULL
Erection of detached dwellinghouse, with detached double garage and access drive, following partial demolition of existing building
Fairhouse Barn Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AL
Received 10 Jan 2024
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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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