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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 dates11,016Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,128 approved or refused records
995Refused applications
7,133 approved · 995 refused · 530 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- UnknownA/24/96718/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95120/MAJOR.Adding an additional 1.8m fence to the east of the site
Parcel Of Land Formally 10 - 16 West Bridgewater St And 40 West Bridgewater Street Leigh WN7 4HB
Received 29 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96719/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved A/21/92253/MAJOR.The previously proposed parapet to the roof and proposed canopy detail have been omitted.The proposed brickwork panels to the front elevation are to be replaced with wall cladding panels.
Worthington Business Park Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XJ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96721/RET
Retention of a detached outbuilding to rear (Retrospective)
Blunch 23 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0JH
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96722/FULL
Erection of detached dwelling with associated landscaping, parking and boundary treatment
Land Adjacent To 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96725/FULL
Erection of a detached single storey outbuilding to side of clubhouse
Clubhouse Crilly Park Spa Road Atherton
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96723/HH
Porch and dormer to front and dormer to rear together with new door to side
10 Oakwood Avenue Shevington Wigan WN6 8EL
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96724/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear with external alterations
509 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4QF
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96728/FULL
Installation of an electric vehicle charging hub for up to 6 vehicles with associated infrastructure
Car Park Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan
Received 30 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96729/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for erection of a proposed detached outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding
Stables House Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0NA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96730/HH
First floor to side and two storey to rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
186 Ashbourne Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1HW
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96727/CU
Change of use to car sales showroom (Sui Generis) from a bathroom showroom (Class E) (Retrospective)
Russ Rigby Motor Company Limited 45A Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4SZ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96731/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear
82 Chestnut Drive South Leigh WN7 3JX
Received 30 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96732/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.45 metres, height to the eaves 3 metres and height to the ridge at 3.10 metres.
33 Balmoral Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 3HS
Received 29 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96733/RET
Erection of an agricultural livestock building, change of use of land from agricultural use to heavy goods vehicle storage (Class B8) and the importation of material to create a flat surface for storage associated with the site uses. Retrospective application
Shaws Fold Farm Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 30 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96737/HHRET
Retrospective application to retain wall to rear of property
7A Coldalhurst Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7BS
Received 30 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96739/MAJOR
Change of use of two storey extension to upper floors to create 26 apartments and 4 additional Class E units following removal of existing mansard roof, new shop fronts and facades to Library Street and Arcade Street, associated external alterations including new and replacement windows and security fencing and access gates to College Avenue
33 - 53 Library Street And Arcade House 2 Arcade Street Wigan WN1 1NN
Received 30 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96738/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 7.85 metres, height to the eaves 2.32 metres and height to the ridge 3.90 metres
7 Elderberry Close Wigan WN1 2QW
Received 30 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96750/CON
Condition Discharge Application to Part Discharge Condition 8 - Remediation in respect of application A/22/93684/LA
Land To The Side Of 5 Priory Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9UG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96740/HH
First floor extension to side
38 Padiham Close Leigh WN7 2RU
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96741/HH
Two storey to side extension and single storey to rear.
28 Birley Street Leigh WN7 1JU
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96743/ADV
Installation of replacement signage including externally illuminated hanging projecting sign, externally illuminated trough lit fascia lozenge sign with individual letters and logo and internally illuminated ATM surround together with safety decals
Nationwide Building Society 32 - 34 Market Place Wigan WN1 1NR
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96744/LB
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of replacement signage including externally illuminated hanging projecting sign, externally illuminated trough lit fascia lozenge sign with individual letters and logo and internally illuminated ATM surround together with safety decals and repainting of shopfront
Nationwide Building Society 32 - 34 Market Place Wigan WN1 1NR
Received 31 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96748/ADV
Installation of internally illuminated LED advertisement sign to side of building
K J Fire Safety 73 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9EA
Received 1 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96746/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful development for change of use from a C3 residential dwelling to a C2 children's home for up to 2 children
86 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 2 Feb 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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