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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 dates11,337Searchable applications
532Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,389 approved or refused records
1,022Refused applications
7,367 approved · 1,022 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97395/HH
Single storey extension to the rear with external render
26 Thirlmere Road Wigan WN5 9UQ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97400/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 2 of previously approved A/23/95546/VARMAJ to allow for alterations to elevations and addition of solar panels
Newtown Labour Club Hesketh Street Wigan WN5 0TU
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97401/FULL
Conversion of 2 dwelling houses into 1 dwelling house
71 And 71A Lily Lane Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5JW
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97402/HH
Single storey to rear extension and pitched roof to existing single storey extension to side
47 Andover Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HP
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97405/CU
Change of use from hotel (Class C1) to mixed use including 15-bedroom, 15 Person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), caf� (Class E(b)) and office (Class E(g)(i)), with bin stores to side of property
Tudor House Hotel New Market Street Wigan WN1 1SE
Received 6 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97407/LUCE
Application for a Certificate of lawful development to demonstrate that the demolition of former tyre centre and hand car wash buildings have been undertaken in accordance with the time provisions of planning permission A/24/96959/VAR
Site Of Orrell Hand Car Wash 236 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QU
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97406/HH
Two storey to side and single storey to rear extension following demolition of existing garage with external alterations including new window to side and hardstanding to front
113 Whitley Crescent Wigan WN1 2PU
Received 6 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97408/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Drainage), 10 (Bat and Bird Boxes), 12 (Landscape) and 13 (Levels) in respect of application: A/24/96722/FULL
Land Adjacent To 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97410/HH
Replacement front canopy and widening of existing doorway, ramp to front and boundary access gate together with single storey extension to rear and installation of a ramp with 1.1m high handrails to rear
21 Mulberry Close Wigan WN5 9QL
Received 7 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97409/HH
Two storey extensions to front and side, part two storey part single storey extensions to rear, rooflights to front and rear and associated external alterations including render, stone detail and replacement windows and doors following demolition of existing porch and conservatory.
181 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PN
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97413/HH
single storey extension to side and rear
26 West Mount Orrell Wigan WN5 8LX
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97414/HH
First floor extension to rear, increase in ridge height of 0.9m together with installation of two dormer windows to rear and associated external alterations including addition of bi-fold doors and creation of new window opening to rear
10 Moorland Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3BP
Received 10 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97419/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Drainage), Condition No.4 (EV Charging) and Condition No.7 (Stabilisation Works) in respect of application A/23/95743/FULL
Cat I' Th' Window Farm Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0ST
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97420/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.45, Parts 1 and 2 of this condition (Remediation Strategy for land at AREA B: Dryden Close Report No. 5088-G-R2002 Rev D, Date: April 2021 in respect of application
Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97416/HH
Single storey front extension, first floor to side extension and single storey to rear extension together with garage conversion and external alterations including partial render to front
4 Coniston Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8AY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97424/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.10 (boundary treatment), Condition No.15 (Landscaping) and Condition No.18 (C02 Emissions) in respect of application A/23/95112/MAJOR
Site Of Stork Hotel Land At Corner Of Kitt Green Road And Pembroke Road Wigan
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97422/VAR
Application to vary condition 9 of previously approved A/09/73289 to allow for the opening hours of the petrol filling station to open 1 hour earlier (Monday to Sunday 0600 to 2300 hours)
Car Park Morrisons Sale Way Leigh Sports Village Leigh
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97421/HH
Single storey to front and rear with part garage conversion
15 Mullein Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2GL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97423/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for porch to front
91 Old Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9BG
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97426/MAJOR
Erection of a multi storey car park with vehicle access from Freckleton Street, associated landscaping, new surface car parking, substation, sprinkler tank, pump house, solar panels and public realm including demolition of existing structures on site
Car Park Freckleton Street Wigan
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97425/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed children's residential care home for up to 3 children
12 Westbourne Avenue Leigh WN7 5QR
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97427/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.3 (Remediation - Plots 21-43 (excluding Plots 30 & 31)) in respect of application A/20/90541/VARMAJ
Land At Frog Lane/Field Street/Hey Street Wigan
Received 11 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97428/FULL
Change of use of existing building from a (Class E) business to a bar / drinking establishment (Sui Generis) together with new shopfront and rooflights, single storey extension to rear and siting of a shipping container to rear yard to be used as toilets
77 Bradshawgate Leigh
Received 12 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97431/HH
Second floor extension to create additional floor including re-modelling and raising the existing roof together with the construction of a dormer to front elevation
29 Lodge Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AT
Received 12 Jun 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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