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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 dates11,285Searchable applications
532Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,347 approved or refused records
1,018Refused applications
7,329 approved · 1,018 refused · 543 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97308/HH
Single storey side extension
79 Abbey Lane Leigh WN7 5PF
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97310/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 6m with eaves height 2.40 metres and height to the ridge 3.20 metres
294 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RW
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97313/VAR
To vary condition 2 of planning permission A/23/94895/LA - to include the removal of two trees
Mowpin Lodge New Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1PF
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97314/LA
To site a steel cycle storage container on existing stone area
Maintenance Depot Pennington Flash Nature Reserve St Helens Road Leigh
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97315/HH
Single storey to side extension following demolition of existing garage
23 Mesnes Road Wigan WN1 2DG
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97316/RET
To site outbuilding in the side garden to be used as a holistic therapy business with parking (Retrospective Application)
22 Tatham Grove Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JT
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97318/FULL
To erect 6 dwellings (Replan of plots 128-134 relating to planning permission A/21/93043/MAJOR), together with access from Mesnes Avenue and associated infrastructure and landscaping (Part Retrospective)
Land To The South Of Mesnes Avenue Wigan (Site D)
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97319/FULL
Change of use from single residential dwelling (Class C3) to ground floor Commercial Use (Class E) and 2 bedroom apartment at first and second floor (Class C3). External alterations including changes to fenestration to create shop front, replacement flat roof to rear outrigger and construction of flat roof dormer to second floor rear roof slope. Creation of new vehicular access and formalisation of vehicular parking and cycle storage. (Part Retrospective)
36 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0HS
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97320/FULL
Erection of a semi-detached dwelling to be used as a 7-bed, 7 person HMO in the space between No. 159 & 163 Smallbrook Lane with associated landscaping and parking
Site Of 161 Smallbrook Lane Leigh
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97317/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 2, of planning permission reference A/22/93425/MAJOR to incorporate external alterations to the approved building and to revise wording of conditions 4, 5, 6 and 7 relevant to the proposed changes
H J Heinz Co Ltd Walthew House Lane Kitt Green Wigan WN5 0JL
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97323/HH
First floor to side over existing garage together with render to rear elevation
30 Kenwood Avenue Leigh WN7 2LN
Received 20 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97322/HH
Single storey to rear extension and dormer to rear
30 Prestbury Avenue Wigan WN3 6SG
Received 21 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97321/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for dormer to rear
74 Mealhouse Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0FD
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97329/VAR
Application to vary condition 2 of previously approved A/21/92523 to allow for revised floor plan, elevations and materials
Cansfield High Specialist Language College Old Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9TP
Received 21 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97327/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system
Douglas House Green Street Wigan WN3 4DQ
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97333/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 11 (Site contamination), 13 (Land instability), 16 (Noise assessment) 19 (EVCP), and 24 (Affordable Homes) in respect of application : A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 21 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97330/RET
Change of Use from a Class E premises to a Dog Grooming Salon (Sui Generis). Retrospective Application
537B Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Received 22 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97332/NMAS
Non Material Amendment for previously approved application A/20/89780/CU : Introduce new windows to road-side elevations, and amend the internal layout and overall design
Common Fold Farm Cumbermere Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8ND
Received 22 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97335/HH
Single storey rear extension projecting to side
6 Chelmorton Grove Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LW
Received 22 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97337/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 4 (Noise Assessment) in respect of application A/23/96282/CU.
Barclays 1 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AB
Received 22 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97334/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey to rear extension
10 Severn Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8UE
Received 22 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97336/FULL
External alterations to building including rendering and re-roofing
60 Hallgate Wigan WN1 1HP
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97338/HH
Part single storey and first floor extensions to rear
2 Melton Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PP
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97339/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials) and 7 (Landscape) in respect of application : A/21/92470/MAJOR
Open Land West Of 1 Alma Street Tyldesley
Received 23 May 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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