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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 dates11,178Searchable applications
530Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,263 approved or refused records
1,004Refused applications
7,259 approved · 1,004 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97159/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Japanese Knotweed) and Condition No.22 (Highways Works) in respect of application A/22/93334/MAJOR
ALDI 122 - 138 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8LY
Received 11 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97132/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension and external alterations
5 Allerby Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2JP
Received 11 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97133/NMAS
Non Material Amendment for previously approved application A/15/80743/RMMAJ. Brick type amendment to plots 330-335, 340, 341, 343, 346-348, 351 & 352 from Old Eccleston to Crofters Medley.
Rothwells Farm 58 Lowton Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3EQ
Received 12 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97138/HH
Single storey extension to rear together with external alterations to front
1 Willowfield Grove Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NN
Received 12 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97136/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment for previously approved application A/22/93717/FULL - Omit flat roof and add pitched, tiled roof with flat intermeidate roof
Bowling Green Inn 110 Manchester Road Leigh WN7 2LD
Received 10 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97142/CU
Change of use from commercial use (Use Class E) to a residential dwelling (Use Class C3)
55 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7RA
Received 12 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97139/HH
Two storey to side and rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
81 Spelding Drive Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LW
Received 15 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97140/HH
Single storey rear extension together with render to front, side and rear
93 Whitehall Avenue Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9JY
Received 15 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97144/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
58 Runfield Close Leigh WN7 1EP
Received 15 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97145/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension
3 Kenford Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JW
Received 15 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97149/HH
Two storey extension to rear with Juliette balcony to rear following removal of existing extension
20 City Road Worsley Manchester M28 1BD
Received 15 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97153/HH
Single storey rear extension
29 Farefield Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3XD
Received 16 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97156/ADV
To display 2 non-illuminated free-standing advertisements
Development Land Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Atherton M46 0SY
Received 16 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97155/FULL
Single storey side extension
Richmond House Short Street Wigan WN5 8AW
Received 16 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97154/LUCP
Certificate for lawful development of a single storey to rear extension
26 Thirlmere Road Wigan WN5 9UQ
Received 16 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97157/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of 36 solar panels to library roof
Shevington Library Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HA
Received 16 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97158/HH
Single storey to front and rear extension together with dormer to rear
6 Wards Place Leigh WN7 2BY
Received 17 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97161/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom, 5 person HMO (Class C4) with installation of a window to front elevation
39 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JW
Received 17 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97162/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (CEMP), Condition No.8 (Traffic Management Plan) and Condition No.20 (Storage of Construction Materials) in respect of application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 17 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97160/HH
Pitched roof to front over existing flat roof, together with partial render to front, new window opening to front following garage conversion and replacement windows to front.
67 Woodedge Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9JZ
Received 17 Apr 2024 - UnknownH/24/00037
High Hedge Complaint
Canal House Day Nursery Douglas Bank Lock House Ball Street Wigan WN6 7TE
Received 17 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97163/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing conservatory together with associated external alterations including re-location of the front door from the side to the front elevation
4 Salvin Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8XS
Received 18 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97165/FULL
Erection of detached bungalow with associated parking, landscaping and new access on land to be severed from 162 Manchester Road
162 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FB
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97168/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition No 10 ( Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan (DCEMP)) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96560/VAR
Gidlow Methodist Church Buckley Street Wigan WN6 7HE
Received 19 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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