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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 dates12,176Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,053 approved or refused records
1,065Refused applications
7,988 approved · 1,065 refused · 592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- DecidedA/24/97607/RET
Change of use of existing building from industrial (Class B2) to gym (Class E). Retrospective application
Unit 4 Otterswood Square Martland Park Wigan WN5 0LF
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97606/HH
Single storey side extension and extension to existing driveway
35 Glendale Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AZ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97608/LA
Erection of 8 new bungalows, including car parking, landscaping, together with alterations to highway on Yates Street
Public Open Space West Of 46 Yates Street Leigh
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97611/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition No 4 (Materials) in repect of previously approved application : A/24/96990/LB
Deep Pit Footbridge (WBS2/24) Near Highfield Road Hindley Wigan WN2 2SG
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97610/ADV
To display 3 externally illuminated backlit fascia signs
Wigan And Leigh College Wigan College Pagefield Campus Walkden Avenue Wigan WN1 2JH
Received 18 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97609/HH
Single storey to rear and garage extension to front following demolition of existing conservatory.
90 Davy Road Maypole Gardens Abram Wigan WN2 5YX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97619/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
Grass Verge Adjacent To 65 Hillside Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 9LX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97615/HH
Single storey to rear extension together with render to first floor rear elevation following removal of existing conservatory and new window to rear
4 Milton Grove Wigan WN1 2PG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97620/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge conditions 5 (Levels), 7 (Landscape), 9 (Fencing) and 11 (Trees) in respect of previously approved application : A/05/64389
Land Rear Of 154 - 172 Newton Road Lowton Wigan
Received 19 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97616/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development to demonstrate that works have commenced on site for the proposed single storey extension to church hall
St Thomas Church Hall Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 19 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97618/FULL
Erection of a two-storey detached dwellinghouse with solar panels on roof, covered seating area connecting to new garage, following demolition of existing dwellinghouse and garage, creation of additional access from Coniston Park Drive associated external works, landscaping and replacement boundary treatment
250 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97623/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (EVCP) and 5 (External bin storage) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/96010/FULL
17 - 21 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 1RG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97624/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4 (Stud Walls) and 5 (Bin Store) in respect of previously approved application: A/23/96069/LB
17 - 21 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 1RG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97622/HH
Extension to existing garage including external alterations to windows and doors
16 Dingle Avenue Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LF
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97628/VARMAJ
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/21/92006/MAJOR to allow development to be built in accordance with amended plans
B & Q Mini Warehouse Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97626/FULL
Erection of a single storey pool room to side of existing dwelling for private hire purposes to members of the public
55 Park Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3PT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97625/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6 person 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4), with external alterations
8 Walmesley Street Wigan WN1 3HA
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97632/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Contamination), Condition No.7 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.8 (Landscaping) and Condition No.9 (Drainage) in respect of application A/22/94836/FULL
106 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1DG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97630/RET
Erection of single storey club shop for Leigh Leopards with stepped and ramped access thereto (Retrospective Application)
Leigh Leopards Rugby League Club Leigh Stadium Sale Way Leigh Sports Village Leigh WN7 4JY
Received 23 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97629/HH
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing wash room
123 Wigan Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3BL
Received 23 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97635/HH
Single storey rear extension
1 Penrhyn Grove Atherton Manchester M46 9XF
Received 23 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97633/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/93998/FULL - Cladding Colour - Changing the agreed C50 Black Cedral Cladding to C18 Slate Grey. Window Colour set within cladding - Changing the agreed like-for-like window colour (set within the cladding) to 7016 Slate Grey to match proposed C18 cladding
1 Quayside Leigh WN7 4JT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97653/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (Gas Migration) in respect of application A/24/96722/FULL
Land Adjacent To 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97638/AG
Agricultural produce and machinery store
Agricultural Land South Of Morris Fold Cottage Wigan Road Aspull
Received 24 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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