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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 dates
10,843Searchable applications
522Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,998 approved or refused records
981Refused applications

7,017 approved · 981 refused · 517 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. UnknownA/23/96150/CON

    Condition Discharge to part discharge condition no. 48 (Plots 142-145 and 151-166) in respect of application A/21/93043/MAJOR

    Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96123/HH

    Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory

    252 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0SR

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  3. UnknownA/23/96124/PIP

    Permission in principle for the removal of existing dwellinghouse and replacement with a new single dwellinghouse

    Boag Farm Astley Moss Astley Tyldesley M29 7LX

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  4. DecidedA/23/96135/HH

    Single storey extension to rear / side following demolition of existing conservatory

    5 Winscar Road Hindley Wigan WN2 2QP

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96136/FULL

    Erection of detached bungalow with detached garage together with associated landscaping, parking and boundary treatment

    Land To Rear Of 8 Beech Grove Leigh WN7 3LW

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  6. UnknownA/23/96138/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed dormer to rear following removal of existing chimney

    37 Balmoral Drive Leigh WN7 2TX

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96139/RET

    Single storey pre-fabricated temporary classroom building, for a period of 3 years (Retrospective Application)

    Cansfield High Specialist Language College Old Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9TP

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  8. DecidedA/23/96144/HH

    Extension to side of existing detached outbuilding

    Worthington Barn Arley Farm Arley Lane Haigh Wigan WN1 2UJ

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  9. UnknownA/23/96151/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5 and 6 (Wardell Armstrong Site Investigation Report dated December 2015 / Drawing No: LE11546-010 Revision D - Foundation Zoning Plan) and condition no. 7 (Drawing No: M2716.14 - Plot Planting Plan for Plots 48-52 / Drawing No: 15041/14/1 Revision G - External Works) in respect of application A/22/94494/FULL

    Churchfields Rectory Lane Standish Wigan

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  10. DecidedA/23/96147/CU

    Change of use from existing 6 bed, 6 person HMO (Use Class C4), to a 6 bed, 8 person HMO (Sui Generis Use)

    967 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TA

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  11. UnknownA/23/96145/NLA

    APPLICATION FOR A NEW ACCESS, ROAD REALIGNMENT, ALTERED LANDFORM, PLANTING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE

    LAND AT CHORLEY ROAD WINGATES WESTHOUGHTON BOLTON BL5 3LZ

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  12. UnknownA/23/96146/NLA

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 22 AND 26 ON APPLICATION 04766/18 TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

    LAND WEST OF WINGATES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE OFF CHORLEY ROAD WESTHOUGHTON BOLTON BL5 3LY

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96148/HH

    Erection of first floor rear balcony together with associated external alterations including replacement of first floor rear window with French doors

    Calico Wood Cottage Houghton Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8ET

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96149/FULL

    Erection of detached dwelling with associated landscaping, parking and boundary treatment

    Land Adjacent To 202A Chaddock Lane Worsley Manchester M28 1DN

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  15. DecidedA/23/96154/RET

    Change of use from glazing sales and brewery use into car sales showroom, together with alterations comprising cladding and new roller shutters. Re-submission of A/23/94985/CU (Partly Retrospective Application)

    Prospect Brewery 10A Great George Street Wigan WN3 4DL

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/96153/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condtion no. 3 (materials), condition no. 4 (drainage), condition no. 5 (floor levels), condition no. 6 (EV charging points), condition no. 7 (use classes), condition no. 8 (windows and elevations), condition no. 9 (parking), condition no. 10 (boundary treatment), condition no. 11 (site contamination) and condition no. 12 (bird nesting) in respect of application A/23/95048/FULL

    Site Of 125 Camberwell Crescent Wigan WN2 1BB

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  17. DecidedA/23/96155/HH

    Single storey to side extension

    5 Winchester Avenue Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9LL

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  18. DecidedA/23/96158/RADV

    Non-illuminated free-standing banner sign to front wall facing School Lane (Retrospective Application)

    Alberts Standish School Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TD

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  19. DecidedA/23/96157/FULL

    Erection of a substation, eight ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points and associated electrical infrastructure and layout of a new car parking area

    Parsonage Retail Park Leighbrook Way Leigh WN7 5AR

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  20. UnknownA/23/96164/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a single storey extension to side

    23 Oak Tree Close Atherton Manchester M46 0RP

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  21. UnknownA/23/96165/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for installation of patio doors at ground floor rear elevation together with partial garage conversion

    9 Moorfield Meadow Billinge Wigan WN5 7FQ

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  22. UnknownA/23/96176/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition No 4 (Management Plan) in respect of application A/23/95576/CU.

    2 Gaskell Street Hindley Wigan WN2 2QQ

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  23. DecidedA/23/96162/RET

    Creation of additional front entrance following removal of existing ground floor window to provide separate access to first floor living accommodation. Retrospective application

    Yes Newsagent 57A Park Road Wigan WN6 7AE

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  24. UnknownA/23/96163/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a five person, five bedroomed HMO (Class C4)

    27 Cemetery Road Ince Wigan WN3 4NL

    Received 21 Sept 2023

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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.

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