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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
10,895Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,034 approved or refused records
985Refused applications

7,049 approved · 985 refused · 520 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

  1. UnknownA/23/96256/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) as a residential childrens care home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2)

    61 Sale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8NQ

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96257/LA

    Upgrading and surfacing works to path

    Land East Of Brockhurst Farm Gidlow Lane Wigan

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  3. DecidedA/23/96285/RET

    Change of use of 2 flats (Use Class C3) above existing childrens nursery to use as extended facilities in association with the ground floor use as a childrens day nursery (Use Class E (f)) (Retrospective Application)

    106 Castle Hill Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4BH

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  4. UnknownA/23/96281/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (Archaeological WSI) in respect of application A/23/95266/LB

    Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan WN3 5BE

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96264/HH

    Single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing conservatory

    105 Hindley Mill Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 4BT

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96269/FULL

    Installation of new shopfront, together with single storey rear extension including rendering

    781 - 783 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8AT

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96270/ADV

    Internally illuminated fascia and projecting sign on front elevation and non-illuminated fascia on rear elevation

    781 - 783 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8AT

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  8. DecidedA/23/96265/FULL

    Erection of a new restaurant with ancillary takeaway and associated drive through lane, vehicle parking with landscaping following the clearing of the existing car parking area

    Car Park Robin Park Leisure Centre Robin Park Road Wigan

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/96261/VARMAJ

    Variation of condition application to vary conditions 1, 2 and 4 of previously approved A/21/91330/RMMAJ relating to approved site layout

    Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  10. DecidedA/23/96260/FULL

    Erection of new dwellinghouse with amendment to approved layout.

    Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince

    Received 12 Oct 2023
  11. DecidedA/23/96262/HH

    Porch to front and two storey to rear extension

    8 Briarwood Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TL

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  12. UnknownA/23/96259/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed widening of the front door opening

    32 Charlotte Drive Wigan WN3 6BF

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96266/VAR

    Variation of condition 4 of previously approved application A/09/73373 to allow the opening hours to be 07.00 to 23.00 Sunday to Thursday, 07.00 to 24.00 on Friday and Saturday and 08.00 to 22.30 on Christmas Day

    150 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9ED

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96263/CU

    Change of use from shop (Class E) to drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to form part of existing drinking establishment

    Greensway Shopping Arcade 34 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AE

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  15. DecidedA/23/96258/FULL

    Change of use of land to side to be incorporated into garden area, single storey side extension, detached garage to side and erection of 2 metre high fence to side and rear and 1 metre high fence to side and front

    1 Cottesmore Way Golborne Warrington WA3 3XJ

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/96267/OUT

    Outline application for erection of one residential dwelling following demolition of existing garage including access from Wigan Road. All other matters reserved

    Land Rear Of 575 Wigan Road Leigh WN7 5LT

    Received 13 Oct 2023
  17. DecidedA/23/96271/HH

    Single storey to rear extension following removal of existing conservatory

    Sunnybank Thornhill Standish Wigan WN1 2RZ

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  18. DecidedA/23/96273/FULL

    Installation of 2.4 metre high mesh fence to school playing field following removal of existing

    St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Golborne Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8SJ

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  19. UnknownA/23/96272/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use from a residential dwelling (C3) to a childrens home for up to 2 children (C2)

    38 Diamond Street Leigh WN7 4JG

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  20. DecidedA/23/96275/HH

    Replacement of existing garage including pitched roof and window to front

    40 Danesway Wigan WN1 2HB

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/96276/HH

    Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory

    29 Milton Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 8HT

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  22. DecidedA/23/96282/CU

    Change of use of the building from former bank (Class E) to a place of worship / community facility (Class F)

    1 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AB

    Received 17 Oct 2023
  23. UnknownA/23/96283/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/88342/MAJLA - Alteration to the hard landscaped area - alternative paving

    Railway Arches Car Park Brown Street Leigh

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  24. UnknownA/23/96286/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (Contamination Report), condition no.4 (Demolition of Existing Structures), condition no.5 (External Materials), condition no.7 (CEMP), condition no.8 (Rainwater System), condition no.9 (Landscape and Boundary Treatment) and condition no.11 (Finished Floor Levels) in respect of application A/21/90953/FULL

    498 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0QA

    Received 13 Oct 2023

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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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