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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 dates11,062Searchable applications
527Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,166 approved or refused records
998Refused applications
7,168 approved · 998 refused · 533 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/96854/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.5 metres and height to ridge 4 metres
94 Lyndon Avenue Shevington Wigan WN6 8BU
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96855/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear
7 Romiley Square Standish Wigan WN6 0TW
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96857/HH
Retention of existing single storey rear extension and erection of single storey extension to side together with installation of bay window and canopy to front and associated external alterations
85 Severn Drive Wigan WN5 9NE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96885/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Management Plan) and Condition No.5 (Parking) in respect of application A/23/96235/CU
10 Giants Hall Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8JR
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96863/HH
Single storey to rear extension
14 Royden Avenue Wigan WN3 5QU
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96862/HH
Single storey to side and part two storey to side and rear extension
2 Eskdale Avenue Wigan WN1 2HA
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96861/HH
Re-positioning of rear boundary fence and associated works
52 Hesketh Meadow Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2AJ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96915/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.11 (Method Statement for Mammals Amphibians and Reptiles) in respect of application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 26 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96871/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use to a children's care facility for one child
69 Frog Lane Wigan WN6 7DU
Received 26 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96865/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of roof mounted solar panels to building
Standish Leisure Centre Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XB
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96866/HHRET
Retention of single storey extension to rear with roof lantern together with external alterations
192 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AL
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96867/HH
Single storey side extension
68 Crawford Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1SF
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96868/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey extension to rear following removal of existing rear extension
1 Lodge Grove Atherton Manchester M46 9BZ
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96869/HH
Single storey side extension linking in with outbuilding to provide utility room and bedroom with en-suite.
28 Elmridge Leigh WN7 1HN
Received 23 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96870/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the erection of a proposed 2m high weldmesh fence with gates
Britannia Bridge Primary School Winifred Street Ince Wigan WN3 4SD
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96879/CU
Change of use of first floor to a residential dwelling (Class C3) together with associated external alterations including additional window and entrance door to front to create access to the flat
Golden Dragon 47 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HA
Received 27 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96880/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.15 metres, height to the eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres following removal of existing conservatory
68 Andover Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HP
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96881/HH
Raise existing roof height and installation of front and rear dormers, together with single storey extension to side and rear including render
93 Hartley Green Gardens Billinge Wigan WN5 7GB
Received 27 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96887/HH
Single storey to rear extension
8 Chestnut Drive Leigh WN7 3JW
Received 27 Feb 2024 - UnknownA/24/96916/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (external and internal materials), condition no.4 (timber report), condition no.5 (specification of works and method statement), condition no.6 (external mortar), condition no.7 (windows and doors), condition no.8 (external cleaning), condition no. 9 (paint), condition no.10 (stone), condition no.11 (external lighting), condition no.12 (roof membrane) and condition no.13 (landscape) in respect of application A/22/93592/LBLA
Haigh Woodland Park Lodge Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96889/ADV
Installation of 2 externally illuminated projecting signs, 2 amenity boards, 2 sets of individual letters, 1 chalkboard, external signwriting, 1 triangular entrance sign and associated lighting
The Whitesmiths Arms 86 - 88 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XA
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96890/FULL
Provision of entrance gates to new residential development
Land Adjacent To Ainscows Farmhouse 351 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1QW
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96891/LB
Listed Building Consent for the provision of entrance gates to new residential development
Land Adjacent To Ainscows Farmhouse 351 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1QW
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96893/HH
Two storey to side, single storey and porch to front
3 Batheaston Grove Leigh WN7 5DS
Received 29 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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