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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates11,392Searchable applications
533Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 8,431 approved or refused records
1,026Refused applications
7,405 approved · 1,026 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97530/LUCP
Hip-to-gable roof extensions, rear dormer and single-storey rear extension
Wilnecot Lingards Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NR
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97526/HH
Single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory together with new door to side elevation
56 Askwith Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4NS
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97529/RET
Change of use of land to form extended beer garden, together with 1.8m high boundary fence (Retrospective Application)
Brewery Inn 25 Brewery Lane Leigh WN7 2RJ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97547/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition numbers 3 (materials), 4 (drainage), 7 (floor levels), 10 (landscape) and part discharge Condition number 5 (EVCP) in respect of application: A/21/92528/FULL
1 Beech Drive Leigh WN7 3LJ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97534/VARMAJ
To vary condition 21 (hours) of planning permission A/22/94479/MAJOR - The Foodhall / Bar hereby approved shall not be open for trade or business except during the following hours:Sunday to Thursday, 09:00 - 00:30, Friday and Saturday, 09:00 - 01:30, Non Standard Timings: Sunday and Monday of Bank Holiday weekends, Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, 09:00 - 01:30For the avoidance of doubt, the above restrictions do not apply to Class E(G)(i) office use which can operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97524/HH
Single storey extension to rear and installation of a combination door and window to gable elevation to replace existing door together with extension to existing rear garden retaining wall with associated landscaping
11 Forest Avenue Wigan WN6 8PE
Received 2 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97521/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/96672/FULL - Unit G1 has now been split into two, creating unit G4 which includes its own new front entrance door and WC. A new front entrance door has been included to unit G2. G3 now has access to its own WC. A kitchenette has been added to unit F3. The rooflights have been omitted from the rear roof section. Adjusted rear elevation door/window to allow for new staircase internally
HSS Hire Group Plc 33 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97522/HH
Dormer to side and second floor rear extension together with removal of existing chimney and render to rear elevation
561 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97528/HH
Installation of rooflights to rear following removal of rear dormer
24 Desmond Street Atherton Manchester M46 0GH
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97532/ADV
To display 3no. non-illuminated fascia signs
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97523/HH
Dormers to front and rear, rooflights to front, external alterations to rear and extension to front of existing garage together with render to existing dwelling and detached garage
79 Woodland Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PP
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97525/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension following removal of existing conservatory together with part garage conversion and associated external alterations
15 Mere Oaks Standish Wigan WN1 2SL
Received 3 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97536/MAJOR
Construction of plant room to contain biomass boiler system with associated flue and installation of fuel silo.
Electrium Sales Ltd Hindley Green Business Park Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XY
Received 4 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97535/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.38 metres, height to the eaves 2.47 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres
16 Hazel Grove Golborne Warrington WA3 3LX
Received 1 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97537/FULL
Subdivision of existing dwelling to create two separate dwellings together with associated external alterations including new entrances, window openings and replacement windows to rear and erection of 1.8m boundary treatment to rear
29 - 31 Ashton Heath Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9JL
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97550/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition number 13 ( EVCP) in respect of application : A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97538/FULL
Erection of detached dormer bungalow with associated landscaping, parking and boundary treatments with access via York Street on land to be severed from 4 Surrey Avenue
Rear Of 4 Surrey Avenue Leigh WN7 2NN
Received 4 Jul 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97540/MAJOR
Erection of 2 poly tunnels and layout of hardstanding for parking area (Retrospective Application)
Laburnum Cottage 191 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BU
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97543/HH
First floor extension to side and single storey extension to rear
58 Lazenby Crescent Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NJ
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97542/HH
New porch to front, single storey to side and rear extension together with new chimneys added to roof
1 Dodds Farm Dodds Farm Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1PU
Received 4 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97541/HH
Erection of detached summerhouse to front of garden
1 Saddle Tree Fold Byrom Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BP
Received 4 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97544/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92528/FULLChange one window of property to a garage style door to give better access for storage, confirmation of proposed plot position following site survey, confirmation of heights not on original planning submission
1 Beech Drive Leigh WN7 3LJ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97545/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previoulsy approved application: A/23/96585/LAThe unit sizes of plots 1 and 2 have been reduced to 37m2 from 41.3m2. These units have reduced in width and increased in length to accommodate the United Utilities easement shown on drawing 1938-JMA-ZZ-00-DR-A-0107 P12.
Land Adjacent 3 Heysham Road And Adjacent 194 City Road Orrell
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97548/HH
Two storey to side and single storey to rear extension
7 Cornelian Grove Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9RW
Received 5 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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