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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 dates11,033Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,141 approved or refused records
996Refused applications
7,145 approved · 996 refused · 533 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96775/HH
Porch to front, single storey to rear, 1.1 metre high wall to front together with new block paving to driveway
10 Douglas Drive Shevington Wigan WN6 8EJ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96796/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (Validation Report), condition no.4 (EV Charging), condition no.5 (Drainage), condition no.6 (Materials), condition no.7 (Storage), condition no.8 (CEMP), condition no.9 (Levels) and condition no.10 (Modifications) in respect of application A/21/92949/FULL
Open Land South West Of Bryn Hall Hotel 612 Bolton Road Ashton-In-Makerfield
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96777/HH
Installation of air source heat pump to side of property
27 Hand Lane Leigh WN7 3LP
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96776/HH
Single storey to side extension and external alterations
3 Longton Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2RP
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96778/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension
64 Danesway Wigan WN1 2HB
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96779/HH
Pitched roof over existing flat roof to front together with two storey to side and single storey to rear extension following removal of garden room
6 Bodmin Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EZ
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96781/HH
Erection of summer house for ancillary accommodation
19 Aylesbury Crescent Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TY
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96782/HH
Single storey rear extension with roof lights
45 Harrington Park Shevington Wigan WN6 8GD
Received 8 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96783/HHRET
Retention of brick boundary wall
469 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6SD
Received 9 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96792/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high speed broadband electronic communications network
Adjacent Public Open Space West Of 184 Belle Green Lane Ince
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96788/FULL
Installation of two modular buildings
United Utilities Leigh Wastewater Treatment Works Hope Carr Lane Leigh
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96789/MAJOR
Residential development of 38 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and access following demolition of existing buildings
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96797/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.5 Part J (Emergency Access Details) and to fully discharge condition no.7 (CEMP), condition no. 13 (Piling Design Contamination Risk Assessment), condition no.21 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and condition no.29 (LEMP) in respect of application A/23/95287/MAJOR
Land At The Former Enterprise House Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince
Received 9 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96787/HH
Extensions including enlargement of porch to front, two storey to side and single storey to rear together with associated external alterations including replacement windows, cills and render to the existing dwelling following demolition of existing double garage and conservatory
22 Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AH
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96786/HH
Single storey extensions to front, side and rear
16 Clondberry Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8RE
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96784/HH
To erect a 2.58 metre (maximum height) fence at the side boundary of property
40 High Park Shevington Wigan WN6 8DF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96791/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use of part of ground floor and first and second floor to create 5 flats and ancillary storage
761 - 763 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8AT
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96795/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/93924/MAJOR - To add a dormer type A plots so that they look identical to types B & C on the site, so that all 14no. new build look the same
The Presbytery 87 Ince Green Lane Ince Wigan WN2 2DG
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96860/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 (Condition Survey), condition nos.5, 6 and 9 (CEMP including Demolition Strategy and Bedford Brook Mitigation Strategy), condition no.13 (Archaeology Report), condition no.14 (Phase 1 and 2 Site Investigation Report Remediation Strategy), condition no.17 (Boundary Treatment), condition no. 19 (EV Charging Details), condition no.23 (Landscape Details) and condition no.34 (Bin Store Details) in respect of application A/23/95207/MAJOR
Moss Bank Nurseries Hooten Lane Leigh WN7 3DG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96798/FULL
Erection of 8 semi-detached dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and boundary treatment
Fourways Cleworth Hall Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WS
Received 12 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96803/HH
First floor extension to front over existing garage, together with partial render
16 Meadowacre Standish Wigan WN6 0US
Received 13 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96799/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95112/MAJOR - Adjusting the proposed houses facing Stranraer Road to include bay windows and ginnels (allowing direct routes for refuse collection from rear gardens). Additional bay windows and reconfigured layouts for walk up maisonettes fronting Kitt Green Road.
Site Of Stork Hotel Land At Corner Of Kitt Green Road And Pembroke Road Wigan
Received 9 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96800/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91969/RMMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 9 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96821/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition Numbers 4 (Drainage plan) and 6 (Ecological Report bird nesting) in respect of application : A/23/96214/FULL.
47B Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7BB
Received 13 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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