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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 dates11,205Searchable applications
531Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,284 approved or refused records
1,005Refused applications
7,279 approved · 1,005 refused · 539 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97195/FULL
Installation of new shop front
Caprinos Pizza 148 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FJ
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97202/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition no 5 ( Exterior Finishes) in respect of application : A/22/93941/CU
1 Swan Island Units Arley Way Chanters Industrial Estate Atherton Manchester M46 9BP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97196/ADV
Installation of replacement signage including 4 internally illuminated fascia signs, 3 non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated free-standing sign
Hollywood Bowl Wallgate Wigan WN3 4EA
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97194/HH
Single storey to rear extension
1 West Mount Orrell Wigan WN5 8LX
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97197/HH
Single storey rear extension with external alterations to the front elevation
19 Apple Dell Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3HY
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97200/HH
Single storey rear extension
9 Summercroft Close Golborne Warrington WA3 3WL
Received 24 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97204/HH
Single storey extensions to side and rear and rooflights to front and rear following removal of existing garage and porch
20 Oakwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NS
Received 25 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97205/FULL
Conversion of existing ground floor commercial unit with residential apartment above, to an 8 bed 8 person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), with new windows, new rear dormer window and single storey extension to rear, together with external alterations
233 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AP
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97203/HH
Singe storey extension to rear, access ramp and handrail to side and rear together with associated external alterations following removal of existing store
308 Wigan Road Leigh WN7 5HD
Received 25 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97229/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.11 (Landscaping) in respect of application A/21/91693/MAJOR
Former Beer Garden Of The Old Springs Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JJ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97208/HH
Single storey rear extension together with dormer to rear
5 Stansfield Close Leigh WN7 3DU
Received 26 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97209/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for extension to an existing detached garage to the rear
Orrell Laundry 11 Sefton Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8UP
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97210/HH
Two storey to side and rear extension
26 Ward Street Hindley Wigan WN2 2QH
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97228/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.13 (Garden Validations Plots 84-88, 94-136 and 157-181) in respect of application A/19/86515/RMMAJ
Northern Part Of Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97211/CU
Change of use of first floor flat (Class C3) to provide extension to existing ground floor delicatessen for the sale of food and drink for consumption on the premises Class E(b)
43A Church Street Orrell Wigan WN5 8TG
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97212/ADV
To display 1no internally illuminated LED freestanding digital display fascia sign
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97213/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of 30 metre high lattice tower with 6 antennas, 6 equipment cabinets and 1 electric metre and ancillary development thereto including 2.4 metre high compound fencing
Land At Rear Of Unit 140 Bradley Hall Trading Estate Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XQ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97214/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from offices to 8 apartments
Gateway House Standishgate Wigan WN1 1AE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97217/HH
Permanent domestic vehicle crossing (dropped kerb) over footway from household drive at 74 Bolton Road to Bolton Road.
74 Bolton Road Atherton Manchester M46 9JY
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97216/HH
Single storey extensions to the front, side and rear, two storey extension to side and dormers to front and rear with render to first floor elevations
116 Upholland Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7JQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97219/HH
Erection of new 1no. 1/2 storey garage with upper floor granny flat
75A Treen Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HB
Received 29 Apr 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97232/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.4 (Noise), Condition No.5 (EV Charging), Condition No.6 (Remediation Strategy), Condition No.8 (Lighting Strategy), Condition No.9 (Biodiversity Plan), Condition No.10 (Bird Nest Survey), Condition No.11 (Method Statement), Condition No.12 (Drainage Scheme), Condition No.14 (Levels), and Condition No.16 (Landscape Works) in respect of application A/22/94164/FULL
Department For Work And Pensions Jobcentre Plus Liverpool Road Hindley
Received 29 Apr 2024 - DecidedA/24/97220/FULL
Single storey orangery extension to front to replace existing conservatory, together with bin store to side
Pendle Witch 2 - 4 Warburton Place Atherton Manchester M46 0EQ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - UnknownA/24/97221/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed extensions single storey to both sides and single storey to rear together with the erection of a detached outbuilding
Laylands House Farm Hell Nook Golborne Warrington WA3 3QS
Received 29 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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