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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 dates11,298Searchable applications
532Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,358 approved or refused records
1,019Refused applications
7,339 approved · 1,019 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97342/LB
Listed Building consent for a two storey rear extension, additional window to gable and internal alterations
4 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97346/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 7 (Site Investigation) in respect of application : A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97340/ADV
To display an externally illuminated fascia sign to the shopfront
3 Stone Cross Lane North Lowton Warrington WA3 2SA
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97341/HH
Single storey to side extension
95 Chestnut Drive South Leigh WN7 3JX
Received 23 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97343/HH
Creation of two parking spaces together with creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing and new brick retaining wall
448 Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0NA
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97350/CON
Condition discharge Application to discharge Condition Numbers : 3 (Materials), 4 (Bat & Bird Boxes), 8 (Landscape), 12 (Drainage), 15 (Noise Assesment), 16 (CEMP), 19 (Floor Levels), 21 (Energy Statement) and 22 (CT&EMP) in respect of application: A/23/96501/MAJLA.
Engineers Arms 33 Belle Green Lane Ince Wigan WN2 2EW
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97351/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 1 (Commencement Date), 3 (Site contamination), 4 (Drainage), 10 (CEMP), and 18 (Archaeologial Works) in respect of application : A/22/94708/MAJOR
Unit 1 The Old Bakery Darby Lane Hindley
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97347/FULL
To create new cat rescue and rehoming centre with associated cattery buildings with solar panels to roofs, siting of workers accommodation cabin, creation of parking area, new fencing, and retention of vehicular access, surface water culvert, and associated hardstanding
Roadside Farm Astley Moss Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LY
Received 24 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97349/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition no 5 (Site Investigation) in respect of application : A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97348/HH
Single storey to side extension
46 Howden Drive Wigan WN3 5JT
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97352/HH
Permanent vehicular access at the front of the property together with extension to existing driveway
899 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TH
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97353/HH
Two storey to side, canopy, bay window and alterations to front, single storey extension at rear and render to all elevations
82 Mosley Common Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PR
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97357/MAJOR
Construction of a portal frame building (Use Class B2, B8 and E) with ancillary office accommodation and associated external parking facility on the existing hardstanding previously used with unit D3
Unit D3A Walter Leigh Way Moss Industrial Estate Leigh WN7 3PT
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97355/HH
Detached garden room in front garden
28 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SA
Received 28 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97356/VAR
Application for variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/21/90981/FULL to vary the approved plans
Plane Tree Farm Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EZ
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97361/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 3 (Remediation Strategy) in respect of application A/23/96171/FULL
Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97362/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 24 (Piling) in respect of application A/24/96251/MAJPSA
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 29 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97359/HH
Single storey extension to rear and infill extension to side following removal of existing conservatory
8 Stonechat Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2GH
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97358/HH
Installation of dormer to rear and window to second floor side elevation
81 Swinley Road Wigan WN1 2DJ
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97375/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.8 (Air Quality) and Condition No.17 (Materials Details) in respect of application A/21/92617/MAJLA
Land At The Intersection Of Billinge Road And Foundry Lane Wigan
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97363/HH
Single storey front and side extensions, alterations to existing conservatory roof to form canopy at rear, together with external alterations to elevations, following demolition of existing front / side extensions and removal of bay window
72A Smiths Lane Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XR
Received 30 May 2024 - UnknownA/24/97365/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Corner Of Beech Hill Lane And Woodhouse Drive Wigan WN6 7NT
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97366/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 15m high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath To Side Of 726 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8BB
Received 30 May 2024 - DecidedA/24/97368/FULL
Conversion to 7 person 7 bedroom HMO, single storey rear extension, with associated external alterations, secure bin and cycle storage and landscaping
5 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7AT
Received 30 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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