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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 dates11,048Searchable applications
526Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,153 approved or refused records
997Refused applications
7,156 approved · 997 refused · 533 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96864/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition no.7 (EV charging points), condition no.9 (nesting birds) and condition no.10 (bird and bat boxes) in respect of application A/23/95677/RET
Orrell Clinic 299 - 301 Orrell Road Orrell
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96830/HH
Single storey to rear extension and dormer to rear together with external alterations new windows and doors
65 Ruabon Crescent Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96834/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use to a registered children's home for up to two children
6 Elvington Close Wigan WN5 0JS
Received 19 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96836/FULL
Demolition of an existing storage barn and erection of two semi-detached dwellings and conversion of existing outbuilding into a garage/store with associated works
Light Oaks Hall Old Moss Lane Glazebury Warrington WA3 5PX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96837/LB
Listed building consent for the demolition of an existing storage barn and erection of two semi-detached dwellings and conversion of existing outbuilding into a garage/store with associated works
Light Oaks Hall Old Moss Lane Glazebury Warrington WA3 5PX
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96835/HH
Garage conversion to playroom
4 Dandelion Green Worsley Manchester M28 1PT
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96840/HH
First floor extension to side
9 Crediton Drive Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5HX
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96842/FULL
Erection of replacement detached dwelling, 2.1 metre high wall to rear garden with roller shutter access and associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing dwelling
1 Beaufort Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3EH
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96841/FULL
Erection of 2 CCTV columns 6m high
Wigan Council Civic Centre Millgate Wigan WN1 1AZ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96839/NLA
Erection of 199 Dwellings (PRE-APP)
Land At Weathercock Hill Farm Garswood Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens WN4 0XH
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96843/HH
Single storey extension to side together with associated external alterations following demolition of existing outbuilding
5 Dale Grove Leigh WN7 4QZ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96845/HH
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions together with alterations to existing driveway
59 Stout Street Leigh WN7 4QR
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96844/HH
Two storey extension to rear and external alterations following removal of existing conservatory
24 Woodford Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2PS
Received 20 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96878/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.10 (surface water drainage), condition no.14 (hard and soft landscaping details), condition no.15 (tree protection), condition no.16 (site survey, cross sections and long sections), condition no.21 (footpaths and pedestrian routes), condition no.22 (shared use facilities) and condition no. 24 (lighting) in respect of application A/17/84615/MAJOR
Land Between The Eastern Roundabout Of Junction 26 Of The M6 (with The M58 And A577), The A571 Billinge Road/Foundry Lane Junction, Known As The M58 Link Road And Smithy Brook Road, Known As Pemberton Link Road
Received 20 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96848/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory together with new window to side
49 Glossop Way Hindley Wigan WN2 4NW
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96846/PDE
Single storey rear extension with an overall projection of 3.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.3 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres
13 Rutland Street Leigh WN7 2NR
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96847/HH
Single storey extensions to side and rear following removal of existing conservatory with external alterations to the front elevation
7 Heath House Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2SN
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96882/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials Specification - LMP Materials Specification), Condition No.4 (Proposed Levels - 22/060/P01 - Proposed Site Layout), Condition No.6 (Drainage - SuDS Drainage Strategy Report), Condition No.7 (Site Contamination - 7813 Desk Study), Condition No.9 (Electric Vehicle Charging Point - 22/060/EV01 - Electric Vehicle Charging Point Layout), Condition No.10 (Enclosures Layout - 22/060/EN01 - Proposed Enclosures Layout) and Condition No.11 (Landscaping Layout - 22/060/P03 - Proposed Landscaping Layout) in respect of application A/23/95453/VAR
North Hall Lodge Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XJ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96849/HH
Single storey to rear extension together with render to extension only
81 Grove Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0DY
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96853/RET
External alterations to front elevation including replacement of existing first floor windows and reinstatement of arched window opening (Retrospective Application)
County Motors Ltd 145 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96883/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 (Remediation Strategy), condition no.13 (Travel Plan) and condition no.14 (open space and play facilities, pedestrian and cycle links and ecological mitigation and enhancement measures) in respect of application A/20/89339/MAJOR
Rothwells Farm 58 Lowton Road Golborne
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96884/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (insulation) and condition no.4 (bins storage) in respect of application A/19/87304/FULL
21 Market Street Leigh WN7 1DR
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96858/LUCP
Certificate for lawful development for a single storey to rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
4 Salvin Close Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XS
Received 23 Feb 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96903/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (contamination), condition no.4 (drainage), condition no.5 (tree protection), condition no.6 (CEMP), condition no.7 (CT&EMP), condition no.8 (floor levels), condition no.9 (materials), condition no.10 (hard and soft landscaping), condition no.15 (EV charging points), condition no.16 (bio-diversity enhancement plan) and condition no.19 (cycle shelter) in respect of application A/21/92856/MAJOR
Pooles Pies Lamberhead Industrial Estate Kilshaw Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8EA
Received 23 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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