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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 dates11,192Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,274 approved or refused records
1,004Refused applications
7,270 approved · 1,004 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- UnknownA/24/97167/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge Conditions Numbers 3 (Materials), 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 5 (Landscaping), 7 (Biodiversity) and 9 (Site Contamination) in respect of Application A/23/96560/VAR.
Gidlow Methodist Church Buckley Street Wigan WN6 7HE
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97171/CU
Change of use of existing 4 bedroom dwellinghouse (C3 Use) to Children's Care Home for a maximum of 3 Children (C2 Use)
Nelson House 93 Castle Hill Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4BH
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97166/NMAS
Non Material Amendment for previously approved Application : A/20/90339/FULLRelocation of shopfront entrance to the eastern part of the building;- Glazed shopfront reorganised as a result of the relocation of the shopfront entrance;- Installation of internal mezzanine floorspace, measuring at 66 square metres; and- Reconfiguration of roof design to accommodate the new mezzanine floorspace.- Reconfiguration of car park, including; loss of 2no. standard car parking spaces; addition of 1no. electric vehicle parking space; and relocation of 4no. parent and child parking spaces to the western part of the shopfront;- Reconfiguration of service yard, including; relocation of pumphouse; additional sprinkler tank; and new forklift truck shed;- Addition of 1no. service vehicle parking space adjacent to the substation;- Repositioning of the garden centre gates; and- Installation of a canopy within the garden centre where the access doors from the unit are located.
Home Bargains 70 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NP
Received 18 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97170/LUCE
Certificate of lawfulness for existing rear conservatory
297 Crankwood Road Abram Wigan WN2 5YB
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97185/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (CEMP) in respect of application A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97169/CU
Change of Use from Funeral Directors to House in Multiple Occupation with 8 bedrooms for 8 persons together with first floor gable window and external alterations
20 Prospect Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AU
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97174/MAJOR
Change of use of third and fourth floors of mill from (Use Class B2) industrial to (Use Class B8) Storage and Distribution, inclusive of minor alterations to create separate storage customer entrances and associated car parking including 10 no. EV charging bays
Ena Mill Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0HB
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97175/LBC
Listed building consent for the proposed change of use of third and fourth floors of mill from (Use Class B2) Industrial to (Use Class B8) Storage and Distribution, inclusive of minor alterations to create separate storage customer entrances and associated car parking including 10 no. EV charging bays
Ena Mill Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0HB
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97173/RET
Change of use from sharpening business (Use Class E) to a dog grooming salon (Sui Generis) Retrospective Application
232 Woodhouse Lane Wigan WN6 7NN
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97179/FULL
Erection of a steel portal frame agricultural building for the storage of manure
Walkers Lower Farm Scot Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1YL
Received 19 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97177/HH
Erection of detached two storey garage to rear
315 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PW
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97176/HH
Additional storey to existing bungalow together with part single storey to rear and balcony with render to all elevations
315 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PW
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97178/HH
First floor side extension and canopy to front elevation with external alterations
9 Woolton Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0LT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97180/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed relocation of existing Grid Transformer and replace existing ceiling end pots
Atherton Grid Off Johnson Street Atherton
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97187/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.21 (Community Use Agreement), Condition No.23 (Noise Management Plan), Condition No.24 (Bicycle/Recycling/Refuse Storage Facilities) and Condition No.25 (Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy and Implementation plan) in respect of application A/22/94477/MAJPSI
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97186/HH
Porch to front and single storey extension to rear with external render following demolition of existing outrigger
54 St James Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97189/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.1 (Opening Hours), Condition No.2 (Sound Insulation), Condition No.3 (Traffic Management) and Condition No.4 (Capacity) in respect of application A/23/96285/RET
106 Castle Hill Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4BH
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97190/HH
Partial conversion of existing garage and first floor extension over in addition to two storey extension to rear and single storey porch to front together with associated external alterations including installation of new door to side.
23 Range Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0GU
Received 23 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97188/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment for previously approved application A/17/84444/FULL - To amend the "Approved Plan" SH/17/06/025C approved under the vary conditions application A/21/92329/VAR by altering the full height entrance frame of the front elevation to a ground floor combination frame and separate first floor window. Also to amend the rear first floor balcony by increasing its floor area. All as shown on revised plan SH/17/06/025D
178 Warrington Road Abram
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97199/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition No 22 (CT&EMP) in respect of application A/23/95286/VARMAJ
Glass House Road Glass House Business Park Wigan WN3 6GL
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97193/FULL
Conversion of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a Sui generis 12 bed 12 person HMO, together with the erection of a single storey rear extension and 2 lightwells to rear, following demolition of existing conservatory
1 Eccleston Street Wigan WN1 2AY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97191/LA
Installation of floating jetty system following removal of existing
Water Activity Centre Scotsmans Flash Rushdene Wigan
Received 23 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97192/PIP
Permission in principle for the erection of a single residential dwellinghouse to replace an existing equestrian building
Wood Farm Back Lane Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LE
Received 22 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97201/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge consition No's: 4 (Pointing Mortar), 7 (Window Schedule), 15 (Site Investigation) and 25 (Noise Assessment) in respect of application A/22/94479/MAJOR.
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 24 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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