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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 dates11,069Searchable applications
527Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,172 approved or refused records
998Refused applications
7,174 approved · 998 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96900/FULL
Construction of storage building
Ascot Services UK Ltd 3 Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Park Atherton Manchester M46 0SU
Received 29 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96892/14PDJ
Prior notification for the installation of a roof mounted 200kWp solar panel system
The Range Unit 20 Parsonage Retail Park Leighbrook Way Leigh WN7 5AR
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96899/FULL
First floor and second floor extensions to create two additional one bedroomed flats
59 -59a Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96895/HH
Side extension to ground floor with part first floor together with replacement window to front and installation of patio doors and rooflight to rear
63 Lodge Lane Atherton Manchester M46 9BN
Received 1 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96894/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed conversion of 2 self-contained apartments back to one residential unit
5A And 5B Park Crescent Wigan WN1 1RZ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96896/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4.05m, height to ridge of 3.8m and height to eaves of 2.6m
120 Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JH
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96897/FULL
Change of use of grass verge and creation of proposed driveway, together with new vehicular footpath crossing
219 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2BG
Received 1 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96898/RET
Change of use from commercial premises (Use Class E) to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), with alterations to front elevation and rendering (Part retrospective application)
111 Long Lane Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XD
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96917/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (materials), condition no.4 (hard surfaces), condition no.5 (finished floor levels), condition no.6 (confirmation of prohibited use classes), condition no.7 (CEMP), condition no.8 (bin storage), condition no.9 (hard and soft landscaping), condition no.10 (trees and hedges), condition no.11 (Tree Preservation Order), condition no.12 (Electric charging points), condition no.13 (Foul and surface water drainage), condition no.14 (Drainage), condition no.15 (Contamination), condition no.16 (noise survey) and condition no.17 (en-suite windows) in respect of application A/20/89851/FULL
Open Land North Of 12 Bridge Street Golborne
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96901/NLA
Erection of 8no dwellings, new access and associated engineering and infrastructure
Land To The North Of Leyland Green Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens
Received 28 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96902/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.6 (contamination) in respect of application A/13/78700
Rothwells Farm 58 Lowton Road Golborne
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96905/FULL
Change of use from shop (Use Class E) to a self-contained flat at ground floor and erection of single storey extension at rear
25A Church Street Atherton Manchester M46 9DE
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96906/LB
Listed Building Consent for the installation of 2 externally illuminated projecting signs, 2 amenity boards, 2 set of individual letters, 1 chalkboard, external signwriting, 1 triangular entrance sign and associated lighting
The Whitesmiths Arms 86 - 88 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XA
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96904/FULL
Raised decking area with railings to front of property
Reservoir House Orrell Water Park Lodge Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AT
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96918/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 (dry stone walls and black concrete wall) in respect of application A/23/95642/VAR
Adventure Playground Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 4 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96907/PDE
Single storey rear flat roofed extension with roof lantern, with a projection of 5.4m, height to top of roof lantern of 3.6m
146 Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HS
Received 4 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96914/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.8 (finished floor levels) and condition no.11 (EV charging points) in respect of application A/20/90208/OUTMAJ
Five Acres Kenyon Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LQ
Received 15 Feb 2024 - DecidedA/24/96920/CU
Change of use from a residential dwelling (Class C3) to children's residential care facility for up to four children (Class C2) together with associated external alterations to doors and windows and erection of additional fencing with gate to front
134A Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DB
Received 5 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96919/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/86515/RMMAJ - Apartment Block 1 - Increase height and add a roof to the current bin store and Apartment Block 2 - Changed design to timber post, increase height and roof added.
Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96923/FULL
Extensions to existing factory together with associated external alterations
WM Morrisons Produce Ltd Chaddock Lane Worsley Manchester M28 1DR
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96922/HH
Erection of 2m high garden fence to front and side
41 Coppice Drive Wigan WN3 5QZ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96924/HH
Erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden
9 Hand Lane Leigh WN7 3LP
Received 6 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96925/PDG
Prior notification for the proposed use of first and second floors as residential use, with storage for existing ground floor office on first floor
34 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0DG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96926/FULL
Single storey extension to existing Hanover Building at Leigh Infirmary, to provide staff welfare facilities and administration spaces for existing department use
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Leigh Infirmary The Avenue Leigh WN7 1HS
Received 6 Mar 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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