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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,001Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,114 approved or refused records
995Refused applications
7,119 approved · 995 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96645/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition Nos : 3 (Materials), 4 (Surface Water), 7 (Landscaping) and 8 (Floor Levels) in respect of application A/19/87697/MAJOR.
236 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QU
Received 10 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96646/HH
Extension and pitched roof to existing dormer to front
53 Coniston Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8AY
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96647/HH
Single storey extension to front together with associated external alterations to windows and doors
30 Gadbury Fold Atherton Manchester M46 0GX
Received 12 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96649/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/89737/MAJOR.A change in the current description of the granted A/20/89737/Major application so that the description reads as follows:'Two storey extension and change of use from nightclub to commercial units (bar/restaurant/caf�) on basement and ground floor and 36no. residential apartments on upper floors'
Evolution 36 - 44 King Street Wigan WN1 1BS
Received 11 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96650/HH
Alterations to existing single storey extension to side and rear to increase the roof height together with associated external alterations to windows and doors
330 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RW
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96652/HH
Two storey extension to side following demolition of existing conservatory
26 Greenbank Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BX
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96651/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear following demolition of existing single storey rear extension and conservatory
11 Ashlands Avenue Worsley Manchester M28 1SE
Received 15 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96653/HH
Extension to existing roof including hip to gable, rear dormer and rooflights to front
12 Birch Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0EF
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96659/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition 17 (Employment Plan) in respect of Application A/22/94762/MAJOR.
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96657/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.13 (Verification Report as per Wigan Council Letter dated 25 May 2021) in respect of application A/19/88342/MAJLA
Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh
Received 22 Dec 2023 - DecidedA/24/96667/HH
First floor extension to rear
2B Station Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 8TJ
Received 16 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96669/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use from residential (Class C3) to Class C2 care home for up to 2 children
1 Park Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3RU
Received 16 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96670/HH
Single storey to rear extension
11 Carlton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2EP
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96672/FULL
Change of use of existing buildings to form 7no. Class E units, together with alterations to external elevations and roofs, with associated parking and landscaping
HSS Hire Group Plc 33 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96687/RM
Reserved Matters application to A/22/94473/OUT for the erection of 2 detached dwellings, seeking approval for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
Land Adjacent 21 Garrett Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EY
Received 18 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96671/HH
Two storey side extension
86 Gloucester Street Atherton Manchester M46 0JT
Received 17 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96678/FULL
Installation of multi-functional communication hub including defibrillator
Pavement Os 13 - 15 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96679/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement Os 13 - 15 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96676/FULL
Installation of multi-functional communication hub including defibrillator
Pavement O S 37 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96677/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O S 37 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96674/FULL
Installation of multi-functional communication hub including defibrillator
Pavement O/s 35 - 37 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96675/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O/s 35 - 37 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96673/NMAS
Non Material Amendment Application for previoulsy approved application: A/22/93181/FULL.Revisions to layout - to better optimise the site and meet the required grid connection
Land Rear Of 9 Coal Pit Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0RY
Received 19 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96680/HH
Two storey extension to side, single storey to rear and single storey to front
30 Karen Road Ince Wigan WN1 3HE
Received 19 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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