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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
10,852Searchable applications
522Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,006 approved or refused records
982Refused applications

7,024 approved · 982 refused · 518 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedA/23/96168/FULL

    To convert and extend former coach house to use for residential purposes, together with alterations to external elevations

    The Coach House Haighlands Copperas Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PB

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96169/LB

    Listed Building Consent to convert and extend former coach house to use for residential purposes, together with alterations to external elevations

    The Coach House Haighlands Copperas Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PB

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  3. DecidedA/23/96167/HH

    Two storey extension to rear and first floor extension to side

    15 Mersey Close Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TP

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  4. DecidedA/23/96174/HH

    Replacement of three windows to the front elevation

    7 Lakeside Cottages Standish Wigan WN1 2UU

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96175/LB

    Listed Building Consent for the replacement of three windows to the front elevation

    7 Lakeside Cottages Standish Wigan WN1 2UU

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96172/FULL

    Erection of new building for Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service), B2 (General Industry) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) uses together with associated parking, boundary treatment, service yard areas and works with access from Darlington Street East

    Clarington Forge Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3BT

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96171/FULL

    Erection of a detached drive-through coffee shop with associated parking and landscaping and access via Parsonage Way

    Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  8. UnknownA/23/96170/HH

    Creation of new vehicular entrance and erection of 1.8m high fence and gates

    Black Cat Barn Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0ST

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/96178/HH

    Part two storey and first floor extension to rear together with part single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory

    1 Springmount Lowton Warrington WA3 2QH

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  10. DecidedA/23/96179/ADV

    Installation of 1x externally illuminated trough lit individual letters sign, 1x externally illuminated trough lit projecting hanging sign and 2x non illuminated poster board signs

    Cherry Gardens Hotel 263 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NT

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  11. DecidedA/23/96180/HH

    Erection of a detached garage following demolition of existing garage

    25 Ringley Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3QZ

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/96182/RET

    Erection of one detached dwelling with attached garage and one pair of semi-detached dwellings with associated access, landscaping, boundary treatments and other external alterations. Retrospective Application

    Vacant Land North Of 49 Lady Lane Wigan

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96183/HH

    Single storey side / rear wrap around extension together with associated external alterations including new window to front following removal of existing garage door

    1 Annesley Crescent Wigan WN3 6RY

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96184/HH

    Single storey extension to side together with installation of dormer to front elevation

    31 Brookside Road Standish Wigan WN1 2TZ

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  15. UnknownA/23/96181/PDE

    Single storey to rear with a projection of 4m, height to ridge of 3.8m and height to eaves of 2.3m

    8 Prestwich Avenue Leigh WN7 2HT

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/96188/HH

    Single storey extension to side together with part removal of existing wall and new window to first floor front elevation

    46 Harswell Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8RG

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  17. RegisteredA/23/96190/FULL

    Erection of 5 townhouses with associated landscaping and car parking, with new access thereto

    Mayors Boat Yard Swan Meadow Road Wigan

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  18. DecidedA/23/96197/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition Numbers: 9 - Vehicle Cleaning, 10 - CEMP, 17 - Construction and Plant Storage, 18 - CT&EMP 23 - Environment Management Plan in respect of Application A/22/93633/MAJOR.

    Millingford Industrial Estate Bridge Street Golborne

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  19. DecidedA/23/96192/HH

    Two storey extension to side and rear following removal of existing garage

    55 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0BE

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  20. DecidedA/23/96195/FULL

    Single storey extensions to front and rear of dining area with re-modelling to roof

    Raj Gate 391 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/96196/HH

    Single storey extension to rear together with an elevated timber balcony to rear

    34 Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XD

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  22. DecidedA/23/96194/HH

    Installation of dormer to rear and rooflight windows to front

    11 Bowling Green Row Atherton Manchester M46 0PR

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  23. UnknownA/23/96211/CON

    Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition (13 Remediation Strategy) in respect of application : A/18/86357/MAJOR

    Vacant Land North Of 20 Bainbridge Avenue Lowton

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  24. UnknownA/23/96198/NMAS

    Non-material amendment application for previously approved application : A/19/87903/MAJOR.Revising the landscaped areas between parking spaces to plots 607+608 and 613+614 to include x2 EV Charging Spaces for the Apartment Block and to comply with Planning Condition 4 of the planning application and provide EV Charging for the apartment block.

    Land Off Crankwood Road Leigh

    Received 27 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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