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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,124Searchable applications
551Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,006 approved or refused records
1,064Refused applications
7,942 approved · 1,064 refused · 591 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97546/NMAS
Non Material Amendment Application for previously approved application: A/24/96805/HHPreviously stated that a 1.9m high wall be built between the two properties, it is now sought that this wall is to be changed to a 1.9m high fence.
55 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0BE
Received 4 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97549/TCSO
Prior notification for of installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Opposite Elkstone Close Winstanley
Received 5 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97556/TCSO
Prior notification for the installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath To The Right Of 98A Highfield Grange Avenue Winstanley Wigan WN3 6TA
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97555/FULL
Change of use from Class B2 to Class E(g)iii, together with two storey side extension and refurbishment of existing unit, dormer windows to front and sides, additional windows and door, hardstanding area, 1.2 metre to 2.1 metre high boundary fences and 1.2m high fence and sliding gate to front
1 Thornton Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AX
Received 5 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97553/HH
Single storey rear extension to granny annex
Hall Lane Cottage Winstanley Park Winstanley Wigan WN3 6BD
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97552/HH
Single storey rear extension
114 Henfold Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97554/HH
Single storey side extension to form new garage
34 Brindlehurst Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NG
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97551/HH
Single storey extensions to front, side and rear following demolition of existing detached garage
4 Ratcliffe Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1YE
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97559/HH
Extension and installation of rooflights to side of existing detached garage
2 Pinevale Standish Wigan WN6 0DL
Received 8 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97558/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed conversion of existing conservatory at rear of dwellinghouse (3 x 3m) to an orangery with insulated walls and a new insulated roof
1 The Beacons Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8DU
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97562/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use from a Class C3 dwelling-house to a 5 bedroom, 5 person HMO use Class C4 together with associated external alterations including removal and relocation of door from rear to side
193 City Road Wigan WN5 0BB
Received 8 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97563/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition Nos. 4 & 5 (Phase 2 (Intrusive) Coal Mining Risk Assessment) in respect of application A/21/92783/MAJOR
Bryn Hall Farm Bryn Gates Lane Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5JY
Received 8 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97564/HH
Single storey front porch extension following removal of existing canopy together with associated external alterations to windows and doors to front elevation and boundary treatments
12 Larch Grove Atherton Manchester M46 0HF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97566/FULL
Installation of an electric vehicle charging hub with associated infrastructure
Car Park Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97567/ADV
To display 3 non-illuminated EV Hub information signs
Car Park Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan
Received 9 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97565/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of 418 kwp solar panels to the building roofs
Units 132 - 140 Bradley Hall Trading Estate Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XQ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97569/CU
Change of use from Gym (Use Class E) to 2 no. 7 bed 7 person HMOs (Sui Generis) and 6 no. flats (Use Class C3), associated external alterations including re-instating and replacement of windows, additional door and roof lights and erection of cycle storage shelter
JB Fitness Brookhouse Terrace Wigan WN1 3EZ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97570/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91796/MAJES
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97571/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Method Statement for Amphibians), Condition No.7 (Soft Landscape Works), Condition No.8 (Shallow Coal Mining Activity) and Condition No.9 (Supporting Document) in respect of application A/21/92695/FULL7
Land Adjacent To 93 Hertford Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8LU
Received 9 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97573/RMMAJ
Reserved matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for new employment use building (Use Classes B2/B8 and ancillary office space) with internal access road, car parking and service yard, external lighting, soft landscaping and biodiversity enhancements and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission A/22/93842/OUT
Development Land Plot 1 Walthew House Lane Martland Park Wigan
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97572/HH
Single storey extensions to front, side and rear following removal of existing side garage, with solar panels and replacement windows to front elevation, rooflights to rear and partial render and erection of detached garage with driveway to land to front of dwelling
12 The Hillock Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GW
Received 10 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97574/CU
Change of use to drinking establishment (Sui Generis)
Arch 6 Queen Street Wigan WN3 4DY
Received 11 Jul 2024 - UnknownH/24/00038
High Hedge Complaint
21 Applethwaite Ince Wigan WN2 2EE
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97576/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition No 10 (Cycle Storage Facility) in respect of application : A/21/91926/MAJOR
Vacant Land Rothay Street Leigh WN7 2DS
Received 9 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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