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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 dates12,203Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,077 approved or refused records
1,066Refused applications
8,011 approved · 1,066 refused · 592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownA/24/97637/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 4.2m, height to top of roof lantern of 3.5m, following the removal of existing conservatory
22 Hartington Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0UA
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97639/HH
Single storey rear extension
29 Banner Street Ince Wigan WN3 4NA
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97645/HH
New porch to front, single and two storey to rear extension together with external alterations including new windows and doors
260 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 25 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97643/HH
Erection of a garage to the side elevation of the existing dwelling
4 Royston Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2TX
Received 25 Jul 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97654/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Drainage), Condition No.7 (Floor Levels), Condition No.8 (Ground Investigation), Condition No.9 (Contamination), Condition No.10 (CEMP), Condition No.11 (Landscaping), Condition No.13 (EV Charging Points) and Condition No.15 (CT&EMP) in respect of application A/21/90937/FULL
Sandy Lane Farm 186 Sandy Lane Hindley Wigan WN6 4EP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97644/HH
Dormer to front with external alterations including altered window
5 Warwick Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1XA
Received 26 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97652/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
Grass Verge Corner Of Old Road And Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Received 26 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97651/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
Town Green Community Garden Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 26 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97650/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 Adjacent To Hindley Swimming Baths Mornington Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3QN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97642/HHRET
Erection of a 0.9m/1.8m high composite boundary fence (Retrospective Application)
182 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2EZ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97641/HH
Alterations to and re-modelling of existing dwelling including two storey extensions and single storey extension, new roof, detached garage and new driveway
Glenholme Bangor Fold Leigh WN7 2AY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97647/HH
Part two storey part single storey extension to rear
13 Lee Lane Abram Wigan WN2 5QU
Received 26 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97648/HH
Dormer to front
5 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DN
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97649/HH
Single storey to rear extension
22 Oak Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3LF
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97661/HHRET
Erection of a shed in the rear garden *RETROSPECTIVE*
7 Shakespeare Grove Wigan WN3 5YA
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97655/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/20/88612/MAJOR
Firsway Of Leigh 39 Plank Lane Leigh WN7 4YA
Received 26 Jul 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97666/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.14 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition No.15 (Ecological Management Plan), Condition No.23 (Travel Plan) and Condition No.26B (Archaeology) in respect of application A/22/93334/MAJOR
122 - 138 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8LY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97674/CON
Application to discharge condition number 17 (Maintenance and management arrangements for the on-site Open space and play equipment) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97675/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge condition 13 (site contamination) in respect of previously approved application : A/19/86515/RMMAJ
Northern Part Of Bridgewater Business Park West Bridgewater Street Leigh
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97662/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a garage conversion
1 Sovereign Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2SZ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97664/PDMA
Prior notification to convert part of former library building to 12 apartments
Atherton Library York Street Atherton Manchester M46 9JH
Received 29 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97665/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.45 metres and height to the ridge 3.4 metres following the removal of existing conservatory
4 Pinevale Standish Wigan WN6 0DL
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97667/HH
Installation of ground mounted air source heat pump to rear elevation
9A Common Nook Ince Wigan WN2 2TA
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97677/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition number 13 (Demolition Method Statement) in respect of previously approved application : A/22/94477/MAJPSI
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 30 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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