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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
10,915Searchable applications
524Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,050 approved or refused records
988Refused applications

7,062 approved · 988 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedA/23/96393/LB

    Listed Building Consent for alterations including removal of internal kitchen wall and window to side elevation and installation of bi-fold doors to rear elevation

    3 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD

    Received 21 Oct 2023
  2. DecidedA/23/96319/OUT

    Outline application for a residential development of one dwelling on land to be severed from 105 Melrose Drive. All matters reserved

    105 Melrose Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EG

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  3. UnknownH/23/00036

    High Hedge Complaint

    9 Aston Grove Tyldesley Manchester M29 8XA

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  4. UnknownA/23/96318/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey extension to rear following removal of existing covered decking area

    2 Warren Close Atherton Manchester M46 9RY

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  5. DecidedA/23/96321/HH

    Single storey to side and rear extension with roof lights following demolition of existing detached garage and installation of new parking space to front

    140 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7RD

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  6. DecidedA/23/96323/HH

    Single storey side extension, dormer to front, roof lights to rear, additional window to side at first floor level and associated external alterations

    4 Desmond Street Atherton Manchester M46 0GH

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  7. DecidedA/23/96307/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.7 (Validation Reports for Plots: Plots 1-2, 5-8, 11-25, 28-31, 33-87, 90-117 and 121-141) in respect of application A/17/83721/OUTMAJ

    Hovis Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HD

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  8. UnknownA/23/96308/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.3 (external materials) and condition no.5 (finished floor levels) in respect of application A/21/91330/RMMAJ

    Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  9. DecidedA/23/96322/HH

    Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, canopy to front and associated external alterations including replacement windows and new entrance to front following demolition of existing conservatory

    29 Woodhurst Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0RW

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  10. UnknownA/23/96327/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for dormer to rear

    11 Crestwood Avenue Wigan WN3 6SL

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  11. UnknownA/23/96311/PDMA

    Prior notification for part change of use of ground floor Post Office (Use Class E) to incorporate into existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

    521 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TU

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  12. DecidedA/23/96328/VAR

    To vary condition 2 of Planning Permission Reference A/23/94895/LA to alter the extent of the new hard and soft landscaping adjacent to Mowpin Lodge gate

    Mowpin Lodge New Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1PF

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  13. DecidedA/23/96329/FULL

    Construction of one pair of semi-detached houses

    Land Adjacent 135 Plank Lane Leigh WN7 4QE

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  14. DecidedA/23/96331/HH

    Two storey extension to side and rear and single storey rear extension, along with first floor window to side gable and roof lights to main house. External works including raised rear patio area and increase in height to part of south boundary fencing

    43 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SA

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  15. DecidedA/23/96330/ADV

    To display 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated projecting sign, 2 vinyls & 3 Dibond Graphic Panels

    Tesco Express 751 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8AT

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  16. DecidedA/23/96313/LA

    Installation of 7 parking bays

    Land To Side Of 44 Kingsdown Road Abram Wigan WN2 5RN

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  17. DecidedA/23/96320/CU

    Conversion of offices, workshop and storage buildings to form 7 dwellings and associated works

    Canal Cottages Southgate Wigan

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  18. DecidedA/23/96324/14PDJ

    Prior notification for installation of solar panels to library roof

    Shevington Library Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HA

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  19. UnknownA/23/96337/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom, 5 person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) together with associated external alterations

    27 Engineer Street Ince Wigan WN2 2HR

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  20. UnknownA/23/96376/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.5 (Drainage Management), condition no.7 (Electric Vehicle) and condition no.11 (Bio-diversity) in respect of application A/22/93684/LA

    Land To The Side Of 5 Priory Road Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9UG

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  21. DecidedA/23/96334/HH

    Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing

    544 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PX

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  22. DecidedA/23/96333/FULL

    Erection of two new residential properties with associated landscaping, parking and boundary treatments

    Land To Rear Of 277 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9ST

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  23. UnknownA/23/96332/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no.21 (Validation Report) in respect of application A/21/92377/MAJPSI

    Fred Longworth High School Printshop Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8JN

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  24. UnknownA/23/96338/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom, 6 person house of multiple occupation (Class C4) together with associated external alterations

    212 Gidlow Lane Wigan WN6 7BN

    Received 27 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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