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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 dates11,095Searchable applications
527Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,196 approved or refused records
1,000Refused applications
7,196 approved · 1,000 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/96957/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension following removal of existing conservatory together with render to extension only
79 Stour Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7WB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96959/VAR
To vary condition 5 of approved application A/19/87697/MAJOR to alter the timings of site investigation works required in connection with the approved development
Orrell Hand Car Wash 236 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QU
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96999/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition no.13 (Contamination - Garden Validations Plots 102-116)
Northern Part Of Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh
Received 12 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96960/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
12 Tracks Lane Billinge Wigan WN5 7BL
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96961/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge 4 metres
7 Heyes Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8RJ
Received 13 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96970/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition 7 (Replacement / New Windows) in respect of Application: A/22/94479/MAJOR.Condition 7 Part Discharged on A/23/95143/CON
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96969/HH
Erection of a garden office
Vicarage Cottage Wall Street Wigan WN6 7NB
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96977/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition numbers: 5 (Cycle Storage), 6 (Refuse Storage) and 7 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) in respect of application : A/23/95328/FULL
Ben Johnson Hotel 702 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6XN
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96974/RET
Siting of a portable building for use as a convenience store (Use Class E (a)) (Retrospective Application)
Kirkless Hall Inn Albion Drive Aspull Wigan WN2 1JW
Received 13 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96972/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear following demolition of existing conservatory
8 Astbury Close Lowton Warrington WA3 1ED
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96971/HH
Single storey side extension to form annexe and single storey rear extension together with external alterations
4 Hermitage Close Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9JQ
Received 14 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96975/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from Beauty/Hair Salon (Class E) to 3 bed dwellinghouse (Class C3)
154 Corner Lane Leigh WN7 5PX
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96984/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions Nos - 6 (Drainage), 7 ( Parking), 8 (Materials), 9 (EVCP), 10 (Refuse, Recycling and Cycle Stores), 11 (External Lighting) and 13 ( Soundproofing) in respect of Application : A/21/90703/CU.
Old Glassworks Butts Street Leigh
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96976/VAR
To vary conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission A/17/84883/VAR to allow opening hours for Unit 1 of Monday to Friday 07:00 - 20:00 hours, Saturday 07:00 - 18:00 hours and Sunday 09:00 - 16:00 hours; and deliveries to Unit 1 including the loading/unloading and manoeuvring of goods vehicles (including forklift trucks) during the hours of Monday to Friday 06:00 - 22:00 hours and Saturday 08:00 - 18:00 hours with no deliveries on Sundays
(Formerly Land North Of 4 Rosebridge Way) Units 1-5 Wigan Trade Park Rosebridge Way Ince Wigan WN1 3AG
Received 14 Mar 2024 - RegisteredA/24/96978/VAR
To vary condition 1 of Planning Permission A/16/83338/RET to allow use of the dog kennels 24 hours a day
Laburnum Cottage 191 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BU
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96981/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition numbers: 8 (Drainage) in respect of application : A/23/95328/FULL
Ben Johnson Hotel 702 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6XN
Received 14 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96979/HH
Installation of dormers to rear together with associated external alterations to windows and doors and replacement roof to existing rear extension with partial render
250 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96980/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 3.22 metres
36 Cambourne Drive Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TU
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96982/HH
Single storey extension to rear
79 Gadbury Fold Atherton Manchester M46 0GN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96983/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey extension to rear
32A Sandy Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1DR
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96990/LB
Listed Building Consent for proposed works to raise Deep Pit footbridge by 1m, removal of the existing southern ramp and supports and installation of a replacement steel ramp to the south, and a new stepped and ramped access to the bridge from the north
Deep Pit Footbridge (WBS2/24) Near Highfield Road Hindley Wigan WN2 2SG
Received 15 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96987/HH
Single storey extension to rear and erection of detached single storey granny annexe following the demolition of the existing conservatory and detached garage
5 Heaton Street Aspull Wigan WN2 1YN
Received 18 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/96991/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed rooflights to front and dormer to rear
47 Vicarage Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AX
Received 18 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/96988/HH
Extensions two storey to side and single storey to side and rear following demolition of existing garage with associated external alterations to windows and doors, installation of Juliet balcony to rear and solar panels to roof together with render and timber cladding to all elevations, parking and replacement 1.9m high boundary treatment to front
72 Spencer Road Wigan WN1 2QP
Received 18 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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