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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 dates11,041Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,147 approved or refused records
996Refused applications
7,151 approved · 996 refused · 533 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownA/24/96807/FULL
Alterations to existing shop frontage to allow new access to property
La Romilas 1 King Street West Wigan WN1 1LP
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96824/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Conditions 3 (Drainage) , 4 ( Materials) and 13 (Levels) in respect of Application A/21/92738/FULL.
International Aid 35 - 37 Golborne Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2DP
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96806/HH
Single storey to side extension and external alterations
1 Cottesmore Way Golborne Warrington WA3 3XJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96805/HH
Two storey extension to side and rear following removal of existing garage
55 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0BE
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96808/FULL
Siting of 5 storage containers
JW Whittle Unit B5 Brooklands Mill English Street Leigh WN7 3EH
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96811/HH
Part first floor and two storey side extension
81 Bodmin Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PE
Received 14 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96823/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions 9 (Materials Brickwork), 13 (Boundary Treatment) and 16 ( EVCP) in respect of application A/22/93334/MAJOR,
Arnold Clark 122 - 138 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8LY
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96813/FULL
Siting of steel storage building
D G Fletcher And Sons Unit 2D Cricket Street Business Park Cricket Street Wigan WN6 7TP
Received 14 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96815/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use to a children's care facility for one child
6 Grasmere Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 8PS
Received 15 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96809/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use to a children's care facility for one child
194 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JE
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96812/FULL
Single storey front extension to shop
J McRobb 12 - 14 Market Street Standish Wigan WN6 0HN
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96810/HH
Two storey extension to front with render and single storey extension to side together with associated external alterations
26 Beechfield Drive Leigh WN7 3JB
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96814/FULL
Erection of five dwellings with associated landscaping and parking
Land Adjacent To 16 Platt Croft, Leigh
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/90/35483/LB
To rebuild front gables (east elevation), rebuild outbuildings to west elevation and to construct conservatory extension, garage block, greenhouse and wall and agtes in front of west elevation together with additional garage block to south west of dwelling
Bispham Hall Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EU
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96816/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - first floor to side
19 Brecon Drive Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4RX
Received 2 Jan 2024 - DecidedA/24/96818/HH
Porch to front and first floor extension to side including Juliette balcony at front
22 Wheatsheaf Walk Standish Wigan WN6 0RH
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96820/CU
Change of use of first floor storage area (Class B8) to create an additional prayer hall (Class F1)
Leigh Mosque 50 Vernon Street Leigh WN7 1BH
Received 16 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96822/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no 5 in respect of application A/21/91116/MAJOR
Development Land North Of Bryn Green Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96828/FULL
External works including Indian stone paving and resin bond flooring, fixed composite seating and planters, timber outdoor seating area, festoon lighting to beer garden, LED floodlights, up/down lights, lantern and painting to external elevations
The Whitesmiths Arms 86 - 88 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XA
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96829/LB
Listed Building consent for internal alterations including new tiles to dining area, new seating, brick slips to chimney breast, refurbishment of coffee counter, new counter section with timber screening to side and new brass to bar and upper backfitting. External works including Indian stone paving and resin bond flooring, fixed composite seating and planters, timber outdoor seating area, festoon lighting to beer garden and LED floodlights, up/down lights, lantern and painting to external elevations
The Whitesmiths Arms 86 - 88 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XA
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96838/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition numbers : 3 (Remediation Strategy), 4 (Noise Assessment), 5 (CEMP), 6 (Drainage), 7 (Biodiversity Measures), 8 (Specifications), 9 (EVCP), 11( Levels), 12 (Enclosure Treatment) ,13 (Site Storage), 14 (Materials) and 17 (Vehicular Site Access) in respect of Application A/23/95112/MAJOR.
Site Of Stork Hotel Land At Corner Of Kitt Green Road And Pembroke Road Wigan
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96825/HH
Porch to front, single storey extension to side together with garage conversion including new window
1 Somerton Close Standish Wigan WN6 0RP
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96826/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of shop and new access to rear yard
John Morris Pharmacy 107-109 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9BH
Received 19 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96827/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to the eaves 2.3 metres and height to the ridge 3.9 metres
31 Clarke Street Leigh WN7 4HU
Received 19 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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