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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,026Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,136 approved or refused records
995Refused applications
7,141 approved · 995 refused · 531 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96745/HH
Hip to gable roof alteration together with dormers to front and rear
67 Gilda Road Worsley Manchester M28 1BP
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96751/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditon No 12 - Construction Management Plan and Traffic Management Plan in respect of application A/22/94762/MAJOR.
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 2 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96752/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condtions 3 (Materials), 4 (Surface Water Drainage) 7 (Biodiversity) 9 (Contamination) in respect of Application A/23/96071/FULL.
Gidlow Methodist Church Buckley Street Wigan WN6 7HE
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96768/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.5 (Site Contamination) in respect of application A/19/87697/MAJOR
Orrell Hand Car Wash 236 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96754/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use of a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential children's care home for up to 1 child (Class C2)
4 Cross Street Ince Wigan WN3 4TN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96753/RET
Change of use of agricultural barn to a commercial venue (Sui Generis) with associated external alterations including installation of windows and doors and creation of additional parking spacesand erection of 4m high acoustic fence with gate. Partly retrospective application.
Willoughby Farm Meadow Pit Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LQ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96755/HH
Dropped kerb
15 East Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8ST
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96756/HH
Single storey to rear extension
23 Knowsley Road Wigan WN6 7PZ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96757/PDR
Prior notification for change of use of an agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Class E (c))
Ackhurst Hall Farm Ackhurst Lane Orrell Wigan WN5 0LW
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96758/NLA
Construction of new employment units for flexible use across Classes E (g) (iii), B2 and B8, with ancillary offices, car parking, service yards, infrastructure, landscaping, ancillary structures and associated works plus the provision of access to the site from Millfield Lane and Liverpool Road.
Land To The West Of Millfield Lane And South Of Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens
Received 1 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96762/HH
Single storey extensions to front and rear of dwelling
29 Snowden Avenue Wigan WN3 5HP
Received 5 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96761/FULL
Construction of a raised deck area to the rear of the property with cast iron balustrade to the perimeter of the deck and timber festoon posts with festoon lighting 2.6m high on the catenary wire, together with alterations to the existing outbuilding to an outdoor bar and seating area with the installation of bifold doors and enclosed bin storage area
Cherry Gardens Hotel 263 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NT
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96760/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension together with render to all elevations following the removal of existing conservatory
10 Malvern Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 9LP
Received 6 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96759/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to the eaves 2.50 metres and height to the ridge 3.89 metres
67 Gilda Road Worsley Manchester M28 1BP
Received 2 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96763/HH
Single storey to rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
88 Collisdene Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8RL
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96765/OUT
Outline application for proposed erection of a detached dwelling on land to be severed from 15 Spencer Road seeking approval of access, with all other matters reserved
Martland House 15 Spencer Road Wigan WN1 2PW
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96764/FULL
Continued siting of a portable building to be used as an additional classroom, for a temporary period of 5 years (renewal of A/18/86300/FULL)
Lowton St Marys Church Of England Primary School Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1EW
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96773/LA
Erection of 3 glasshouses, tool shed/store and change of use of Bothy Cottages and stores to create a multi-purpose space for education, training, horticulture and events together with associated works and restoration works including replacement roof, additional window and door openings, works to garden wall, hardstanding and landscaping following demolition of existing barn and stores and removal of stone wall section
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96774/LB
Listed Building consent for erection of 3 glasshouses, tool shed/store and associated works and restoration works including replacement roof, additional window and door openings, works to garden wall, hardstanding and landscaping following demolition of existing barn and stores and removal of stone wall section
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96766/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 (Construction Environmental Management Plan and condition no.10 (CTEMP) in respect of application A/23/95751/MAJOR
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NN
Received 22 Jan 2024 - UnknownA/24/96767/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/18/85947/MAJES - Please see accompanying Cover Letter
Land At Junction 25 Of The M6 Motorway, Wigan, Which Is Bounded By The M6 Slip Road And A49 Warrington Road Junction To The East, Agricultural Land To The North And The M6 Motorway To The West Wigan
Received 25 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96769/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95546/VARMAJ - Minor alterations to windows. Removal of recessed brickwork panel to Plots 3&4, 5&6 and 7&8. Alterations to WC window/front door and canopy arrangement to Plots 3&4, 5&6 and 7&8. Alterations to canopy arrangement to Plots 9-12. Installation of PV panels to roofscape.
Newtown Labour Club Hesketh Street Wigan WN5 0TU
Received 6 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96770/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91796/MAJES
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 6 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96794/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 (highways plans and information), condition no.8 (PROW protection details), condition no.12 (remediation strategy), condition no.15 (method statement for hedgehogs), condition no.16 (method statement for plants), condition no.21 (Drainage) condition no.23 (CT & EMP) and condition no.27 (CEMP).
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 7 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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