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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,081Searchable applications
527Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,184 approved or refused records
999Refused applications
7,185 approved · 999 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96938/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 (Affordable Housing Statement) in respect of application A/23/95749/MAJOR
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 6 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96929/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of dormer to rear
43 Church Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2AS
Received 7 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96939/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.11 (external lighting design) in respect of application A/22/94763/MAJOR
Snuggledown Of Norway Unit 10 Lockett Road South Lancashire Industrial Estate Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8DE
Received 7 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96933/FULL
Single storey side and rear extensions together with alterations to shop frontage and installation of a shop window to side
1A School Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TG
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96932/HHRET
Single storey rear extension and external alterations. Retrospective application
5 Lakeside Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7BJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96953/FULL
Change of use of existing floorspace to mixed use, comprising Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) and Sui Generis (Drinking Establishments and Venues for Live Music Performances and Events) and external alterations to the Millgate elevation including new entrances, fascias and balconies, new rooflights, with outdoor seating areas and associated works
Former Debenhams Store 39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96940/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.10 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) in respect of application A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96935/CU
Part change of Use to Conversion of existing dental surgery at the ground floor (Use Class E) into a five-person 5 bedroom House in multiple occupations (Use Class C4) and retention of existing first-floor accommodation (Use Class C3) and proposed demolition of existing garage to provide larger amenity space.
Hind Dental Practice 1 Mesnes Park Terrace Wigan WN1 1SU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96934/HH
Two storey extension to rear and additional window to gable
4 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 8 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96936/NMAS
Non-material amendment application in respect of planning permission reference A/21/92036/OUTMAJ - Proposed non-material amendment to condition 2 (approved documents list), Condition 3 (implementation of off-site highway works), Condition 4 (approval of reserved matters) and Condition 25 (Construction Training & Employment Plan).
Land South East Of South Lancashire Industrial Estate Lockett Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8DE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96948/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom, 5 person HMO together with associated external alterations to front and rear
143 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DP
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96946/HH
Single storey side extension
18 Briar Grove Leigh WN7 5RE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96937/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application to amend the wording of conditions 3, 4, 5, 19 and 25 on outline planning permission number A/12/76665 to remove reference to the approved employment land and supersede the approved parameter plans to show the realigned link road (including the junction designs approved by the associated Hybrid planning permission, application number A/20/88849/MAJOR) and relocated local centre, together with the removal of condition 20 on outline planning permission number A/12/76665 which related solely to employment development.
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 8 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96944/LB
Listed Building consent for replacement of existing timber windows with upvc windows
Ena Mill Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0HB
Received 11 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96941/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/90576/HH - 3 x Velux to add to kitchen/diner roof
17 Delphside Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8TS
Received 7 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96943/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/94762/MAJOR - Amendments to the car parking layout to better facilitate EV charging points
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 7 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96942/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.4 (landscape) in respect of application A/23/96313/LA
Land To Side Of 44 Kingsdown Road Abram Wigan WN2 5RN
Received 6 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96954/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.6 (retaining wall details) in respect of application A/23/95749/MAJOR
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96955/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.10 (mining works) in respect of application A/23/95749/MAJOR
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96956/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.9 (EV charging), condition no.17 (species enhancement plan), condition no.22 (SAPs/energy and sustainability statement) and condition no.28 (landscape management plan) in respect of application A/23/95749/MAJOR
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96949/HHRET
Single storey to side and rear following demolition of existing extension
52 Laxey Crescent Leigh WN7 5HF
Received 11 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96951/HH
First floor extension over the existing garage and part two storey to rear.
3 Glen Drive Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LQ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96950/HH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
64 Matheson Drive Wigan WN5 9SR
Received 12 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96968/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions 3 ( Materials), 4 ( Drainage), 5 (Noise Assessment), 7 (CEMP), 8 (Site Contamination) in respect of application A/23/95758/MAJOR.
Electrium Sales Ltd Hindley Green Business Park Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XY
Received 13 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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