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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 dates11,135Searchable applications
529Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,228 approved or refused records
1,002Refused applications
7,226 approved · 1,002 refused · 535 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97049/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition No 11 ( Noise Assessment) in respect of Application : A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 26 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97052/FULL
Erection of 4 semi-detached dwellings and a block of 4 apartments with associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and new access from Chelford Drive, following demolition of existing building
558 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7SQ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/97067/CON
Condition Discharge Application to part discharge condtions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Windows) in respect of Application : A/23/96252/HH
Windmill Cottage 9 Copperas Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97054/HH
First floor extension to side
131 Lowton Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3HT
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97053/HH
Dormer to front and single storey extension to side
6 Heathfield Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/97055/DEM
Prior notification for demolition of teaching blocks 1 and 7 and free-standing garage
Central Park Montrose Avenue Wigan WN5 9XL
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97063/FULL
Siting of hand car wash with erection of canopy, portable cabin and storage tanks following removal of existing cabin together with associated landscaping and parking
Car Park 134 Preston Road Standish
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97064/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition Numbers : 11 (Drainage), 12 (Floor Levels) , 15 (Site Layout), 18 (Retaining Walls), 21 (Biodiversity), 25 (LEAP), 26 (Pumping Staion), 27 (Sub Station), 28 (Landscape Plan), 31 (CT&EMP) and 36 (Surface Water) in respect of Application A/23/95207/MAJOR.
Moss Bank Nurseries Hooten Lane Leigh WN7 3DG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97058/HH
Part two storey extension to side and rear with external alterations including additional windows
Morris Farm Bickershaw Lane Abram Wigan WN2 5TD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97059/CU
Change of use of vacant commercial premises to mixed used retail (Use Class E) and 4 person, 4 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), together with new entrance to serve HMO and external alterations
685A Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8AQ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97062/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6 person 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), with alterations to front elevation
53 Enfield Street Wigan WN5 8DY
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97061/HH
Two storey to side and rear extension
7 Prestwich Avenue Leigh WN7 2HT
Received 2 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97065/HH
Two storey extension to side
10 Concorde Avenue Wigan WN3 5PD
Received 28 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/97066/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved Application : A/23/95207/MAJORtwo minor changes proposed.Planning Layout BHM194-PL01 (Revision S)Proposed Materials Plan BHM194-MP01 (Revision H)
Moss Bank Nurseries Hooten Lane Leigh WN7 3DG
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97068/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions 2 (Demolition Method Statement) and 3 (CEMP) in respect of Application : A/23/96442/DEM.
Flats 1 - 54 Logwood Place 55 Logwood Place Newtown Wigan WN5 9SY
Received 28 Mar 2024 - DecidedA/24/97069/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition No 6 (DEMP) in respect of application : A/23/96253/MAJOR.
1 - 55 Logwood Place Newtown Wigan WN5 9SY
Received 25 Mar 2024 - UnknownA/24/97075/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Condition No 7 ( Floor & Ground Levels) in respect of Application A/22/94762/MAJOR
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97070/RET
Continued use of first-floor for 2 self-contained 2 bedroomed flats together with associated external alterations including addition of steel stairs with raised landing at side/rear and installation of doors and windows to side and rear (Retrospective Application)
131 Mosley Common Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AH
Received 3 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97071/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension
67 Mesnes Road Wigan WN1 2DF
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97072/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development for an existing second floor rear dormer extension, together with replacement flat roof to outrigger at first floor following removal of pitched roof
36 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0HS
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97073/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension together with render to extension only
3 South Hey Leigh WN7 4TE
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97074/MAJOR
Revised restoration profile including importation of additional restoration material and revised restoration / landscaping scheme to include a solar farm and battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure
Whitehead Landfill Site Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley
Received 3 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97078/HH
Single storey to front and side extension
27 Tracks Lane Billinge Wigan WN5 7BL
Received 3 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97080/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
79 Bee Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0TT
Received 3 Apr 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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