Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
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 dates12,148Searchable applications
550Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,026 approved or refused records
1,064Refused applications
7,962 approved · 1,064 refused · 592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/24/97577/HH
Detached garden room to rear
79 Back Lane Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LH
Received 12 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97586/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus
Footpath Adjacent To Side Of 14 Linden Grove Leigh WN7 5QJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97585/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 To Side Of 17 Mere Street Leigh WN7 4SR
Received 12 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97580/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/21/91693/MAJORAmendments to the Elevations of the proposed Dwellings in order to comply with the new Building Regs. These include changes to window cill heights at first floor, as well as the introduction of Solar Panels to the roof (Apartments and houses) and Air Source Heat Pumps to the rear gardens of the houses.
The Old Springs Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97581/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed outbuilding
Shaws Fold Farm Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 12 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97583/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 6m, height to ridge of 4m and height to eaves of 2.2m
Shaws Fold Farm Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 12 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97584/HAA
To enlarge bungalow by way of an additional storey increasing ridge height to 7.98m
Shaws Fold Farm Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 12 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97588/HH
Two storey side extension following removal of existing detached storage building
11 Brooklands Avenue Leigh WN7 3HJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97587/HH
Two storey rear extension and installation of additional window to side
349 Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0NB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97590/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use of a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's residential home for one child (Class C2)
241 Upholland Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7DN
Received 15 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97589/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side with external alterations following demolition of existing garages and conservatory
39 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97592/MAJOR
Residential development of 19 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and formation of access from Park Road
Land Adjacent Pagefield Hotel 168 Gidlow Lane Wigan
Received 15 Jul 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97593/LB
Listed Building consent for a residential development of 19 dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, following partial removal of boundary wall and formation of access form Park Road
Land Adjacent Pagefield Hotel 168 Gidlow Lane Wigan
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97595/VAR
To vary condition 2 of Planning Permission A/17/84089/FULL - to allow development to be built in accordance with amended plans (Part Retrospective application)
2 Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7JE
Received 15 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97594/ADV
To display illuminated and non-illuminated signage to new drive thru restaurant
Burger King 18 Platt Street Platt Bridge Wigan
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97597/HH
Pitched roof to front, first floor extension to side, single storey extension to rear, garage conversion and associated external alterations following removal of existing conservatory
14 Hawes Crescent Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8BW
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97601/HH
Single storey to side extension following demolition of existing garage
4 Toulston Road Wigan WN6 7EX
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97600/FULL
Erection of detached dwelling on land to be severed from 80 Wigan Lower Road with associated parking, landscaping and boundary treatments following demolition of existing outbuilding
80 Wigan Lower Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LD
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97599/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing to front
444 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8UN
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97598/HH
Two storey extension to side and detached double garage at rear, together with the realignment of rear boundary fence
15 Buckland Drive Wigan WN5 0JR
Received 16 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97602/HH
Single storey side extension with hardstanding to side and access ramp to rear
13 Beech Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2BZ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97604/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (Drainage), 4 (Levels), 6 (Honskford Brook Banks), 8 (Flood Plain strategy), 9 (site contamination), 10 (site parking area), 11 (Invasive species), and 13 (CEMP) in respect of application: A/23/94952/MAJOR
Land At Silk Mill Street Mosley Common Tyldesley
Received 17 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97605/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions no's: 14 (EVCP), 15 (Materials), 17 (Landscape), 18 (LEMP), 19 (Lighting), 26 (Refuse & Recycling), 27 (Drainage Management), 29 (Boundary Treatment) in respect of application : A/23/94952/MAJOR
Land At Silk Mill Street Mosley Common Tyldesley
Received 17 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97603/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/94952/MAJOR
Land At Silk Mill Street Mosley Common Tyldesley
Received 17 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Wiltshire Council
- Winchester City Council
- Wirral Borough Council
- Woking Borough Council
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Worcester City Council