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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 dates11,383Searchable applications
533Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,425 approved or refused records
1,026Refused applications
7,399 approved · 1,026 refused · 549 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/97499/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Next To 726 Ormskirk Road Opposite Major Street Wigan
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97497/CU
Change of use from a bookmakers - (Sui Generis) and first floor flat (Use Class C3) to an Estate Agents (Use Class E), together with new glazed frontage and external alterations to elevations
3 Stone Cross Lane North Lowton Warrington WA3 2SA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97492/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR - Please refer to WSP Cover Letter attached.
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 21 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97507/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 2 of previously approved A/22/93924/MAJOR to allow for the inclusion of dormers to plots 4, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14, alterations to parking layout and bin runs, provision of bin store and relocation of a bike store.
St Williams RC Church And Presbytery 87 Ince Green Lane Ince Wigan WN2 2DG
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97498/FULL
Installation of roof mounted solar panels
Corkills Of Wigan Ltd Pennyhurst Street Wigan WN3 4AS
Received 25 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97509/HH
Single storey to rear extension together with external alterations including new windows, doors and render to all elevations following removal of existing conservatory
218 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5PN
Received 26 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97596/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Bicycle and Refuse Storage) in respect of application A/24/96681/CU
Moss Side Farm Rindle Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LT
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97505/CU
Change of use of existing (Class C3) dwellinghouse to 7 bedroom, 9 person HMO (Sui Generis) together with associated external alterations to windows and doors
30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97502/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Drainage) in respect of application A/23/95235/MAJOR
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97504/HH
Two storey side extension
14 Hurst Street Leigh WN7 3AF
Received 26 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97510/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a hip to gable roof extension, new rear dormer, installation of 2 rooflights and external alterations
73 Ladies Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2QG
Received 24 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97503/18PDA
Prior approval for proposed works to raise High Barn Overbridge by 300mm
High Barn Overbridge (WBS2/18) Near Crows Nest Junction Hindley Wigan WN2 4GR
Received 26 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97506/14PDJ
Prior Notification for installation of solar panels to the building roof
Wigan Youth Zone Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RU
Received 26 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97518/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Site Contamination) in respect of application A/19/87697/MAJOR
Orrell Hand Car Wash 236 Orrell Road Orrell
Received 27 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97513/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre high street pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Opposite The Venture Merton Road Wigan
Received 28 Jun 2024 - UnknownA/24/97514/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications network.
Foopath To Front Of Grass Verge Howden Drive Wigan
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97511/HH
Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory together with additional windows to side elevation
3 Kenford Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JW
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97512/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
15 Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0DH
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97515/CU
Change of use from a mixed use shop and flat to a 11 person, 11 bedroom HMO with associated external alterations including new and additional windows to front and rear
426 - 430 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8UN
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97516/ADV
Installation of 2 internally illuminated individual letters signs, 1 non-illuminated individual letters and logo sign, 2 non-illuminated fascia wayfinding signs and 1 replacement non-illuminated free-standing sign
104 Prescott Street Wigan WN6 7DD
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97520/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.23 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement) in respect of application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97519/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Foul Drainage System), Condition No.6 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), Condition No.7 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.25 (Foul Drainage System), Condition No.26 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme and a Foul Water Drainage Scheme) and Condition No.36 (Archaeological Works) in respect of application A/21/91796/MAJES
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 28 Jun 2024 - DecidedA/24/97527/HH
Dormers to front, rear and single storey to side extension together with associated external alterations
38 Longhurst Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PL
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97533/ADV
Erection of freestanding non-illuminated sign
Meridian 6 Land North Of Bolton Road Ashton In Makerfield
Received 1 Jul 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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