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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 dates11,377Searchable applications
533Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,419 approved or refused records
1,024Refused applications
7,395 approved · 1,024 refused · 549 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownA/24/97454/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Adjacent Belle Vue Hotel 210 Woodhouse Lane Wigan WN6 7NF
Received 17 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97456/HH
Single storey side extension
23 Rugby Road Leigh WN7 3HB
Received 17 Jun 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97468/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 11 (Site Remedial Works Completion), part discharge condition 12 part 1 (Gas Risk Assessment) and discharge condition 38 ( Flood storage) in respect of application A/23/95287
Land At The Former Enterprise Park Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97470/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (drainage), 5 (Levels), 6 (site investigation), 8 (EVCP), 9 (plant and machinery), 10 (extraction and ventilation), 11 (parking spaces) and 12 ( cycle and refuse store) in respect of application: A/21/91109/MAJOR.
Land At Leigh Trading Estate Norweb Way Off Butts Street Leigh WN7 3EQ
Received 18 Jun 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97476/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (Windows), 4 (Materials), 5 (Fences), 6 (Hardstanding), 7 (Drainage Scheme), 8 (Foul and Surface Water), 9, 10 and 11 (Site Investigation) 12 (Landscape), 13 (Biodiversity) and 14 (Parking Areas) in respect of application A/19/86704/FULL
Showmans Caravan Site King Street Hindley
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97463/HH
Single storey extension to front and single storey infill extension to rear together with repositioning of window to front elevation
10 Spencer Road Wigan WN1 2PW
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97464/HH
Remodelling of existing front facade and entrance porch together with a two storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage
10 Milton Grove Wigan WN1 2PG
Received 18 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97469/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 32 ( Demolition Strategy) in respect of Application A/21/91796/MAJES
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 19 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97466/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 6 metres, height to the eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres
36 Hope Fold Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0BN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97472/VARMAJ
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/22/94479/MAJOR - substitute approved drawings with amended to reflect design changes
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 19 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97471/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's residential care facility for up to 2 children (Class C2)
41 Malvern Crescent Ince Wigan WN3 4QA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97475/HHRET
Single storey extension to rear (Retrospective Application)
25 Kirkstile Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6TE
Received 6 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97478/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home providing care for 1no. child (Class C2)
17 Jackson Street Ince Wigan WN2 2EB
Received 20 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97489/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.15 (Particulars/samples of materials to be used for the external walls and roof) in respect of application A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 20 Jun 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97491/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.4 (Particulars/Samples of Materials to be used for external walls and roof) and Condition No.5 (Drainage) in respect of application A/21/91574/FULL
415 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1NZ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97482/LA
Alterations to the external fa�ade of flats 1-15, to include the installation of new external wall insulation systems, removal of panels below windows, replacement of doors and rainwater goods and renewal of flat roof of stores
1-15 George Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3PX
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97483/LA
Alterations to the external fa�ade of flats 17-39, to include the installation of new external wall insulation systems, removal of panels below windows, replacement of doors and rainwater goods and renewal of flat roof of stores
17-39 George Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3PX
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97484/LA
Alterations to the external fa�ade of flats 41-51, to include the installation of new external wall insulation systems, removal of panels below windows, replacement of doors and rainwater goods and renewal of flat roof of stores
41-51 George Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3PX
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97480/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Grass Verge Grenfell Close Wigan
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97485/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath To Side Of 125 Billinge Road Wigan
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97479/HH
First floor to side extension together with an additional parking space
17 Wash Lane Leigh WN7 2TE
Received 20 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97487/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey side extension connecting to existing garage
7 Shipham Close Leigh WN7 5DX
Received 24 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97488/HH
Single storey to rear extension
26 Heathmoor Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HP
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97490/HH
Single storey to side and two storey to rear extension together with Juliette Balcony to rear
72 Hand Lane Leigh WN7 3NA
Received 25 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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