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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 dates12,229Searchable applications
550Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,099 approved or refused records
1,068Refused applications
8,031 approved · 1,068 refused · 592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97670/CON
Application to discharge conditions no 11 ( Surface Water Management) and 14 (EVCP) in respect of application A/22/94762/MAJOR
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97669/HH
Replacement and enlargement of existing external front and rear ramps with 1m high hand rail together with associated landscaping and external alterations including creation of door openings to front and side and widening of canopy to front
20 Birch Road Leigh WN7 5SU
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97668/MAJOR
Erection of 2.4m high Weldmesh external fence and a 2.4m high Diamex internal fence and gate to replace an existing 1m high fence and gate
St Thomas Church Of England Primary School Hodnet Drive Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PQ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97676/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (materials), 5 (surface water discharge), 6 (noise) and 7 (party wall insulation) in respect of previously approved application A/21/91663/FULL.
23 Powell Street Wigan WN1 1XD
Received 30 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97679/RET
Retrospective application for the conversion of 4 self contained apartments into a 4 bedroom 4 person HMO
54 Wilkinson Street Leigh WN7 4DQ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - UnknownA/24/97680/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's residential home for up to two children (Class C2)
32 Buckland Drive Wigan WN5 0JR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97682/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 4 (Site Contamination) in respect of previously approved application : A/22/93614/MAJLA
Land At Derby Street, Woodville Road, Ince-In-Makerfield Wigan
Received 1 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97678/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.65 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres
38 Hartley Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 0DJ
Received 31 Jul 2024 - DecidedA/24/97690/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condtion no 1 (Site Contamination) in respect of previously approved application : A/22/93815/FULL
Vacant Land To The South Of Princess Road, West Of Mill Street And North Of Druid Street Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9HR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97684/HHRET
Single storey rear extension. Retrospective application
11 Endsleigh Gardens Leigh WN7 1LR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97683/HH
Erection of a detached garage to rear garden
31 Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QB
Received 1 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97685/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.16 metres, height to the eaves 2.45 metres and height to the ridge 3.35 metres
19 More Street Wigan WN5 0AS
Received 1 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97686/NMAS
Non Material amendment application for previously approved application : A/23/95584/VARMAJVariation of conditions 2 and 8 of A/21/90945/MAJOR to amend the site layout, landscaping plans and approach to tree management
Open Land North East 73 Samuel Street Atherton
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97687/NMAS
Non Material amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92388/MAJORFencing to site frontage changed to replace existing with new fencing due to operational concerns at the schoolPV canopy locations and extents amendedEastern car park amendments to align with PV canopiesEastern car park re-arrangement motorcycle bays and parking bay switchedRetaining wall to car park access updatedGrass swale added to the west of the Sports BlockExisting stepped ramp access to playing field retained (new stair removed)New trees repositioned to avoid clashing with servicesPlanting added to north-west of Teaching BlockRelocation of gas enclosure near to the substationRelocation of visitor cycle parking to former location of gas enclosureUpdate to services at roof level
St John Fisher Catholic High School Baytree Road Wigan WN6 7RN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97689/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 39 Oxford Street Leigh WN7 1NG
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97688/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15 metre high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus
Grass Verge Adjacent 2 Bolderwood Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 3JF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97692/HH
Single storey to front extension and garage conversion following removal of existing bay window
96 Simpkin Street Abram Wigan WN2 5PT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97693/MAJOR
Erection of detached single storey outbuilding to side of clubhouse to use as changing facilities following demolition of existing umpire outbuilding together with new pedestrian and vehicular access from car park
Westleigh Cricket Club The Pingots Leigh WN7 4GT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97691/HH
Replacement of existing boundary fence to the side of the property with erection of 2.1m high fence with double gates
26 Margaret Street Hindley Wigan WN2 2RP
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97694/RET
Creation of first floor roof garden to rear with decking, 1.8m high timber screening together with external spiral staircase. (Retrospective application)
65 And 67 Church Street Standish Wigan WN6 0JT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97700/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.48 (Plot 169 Soil Validation Report) in respect of application A/21/93043/MAJOR
Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue
Received 5 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97702/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.2 (Delivery and Service Management Plan) and Condition No.3 (EV Charging) in respect of application A/23/96154/RET
Prospect Brewery 10A Great George Street Wigan WN3 4DL
Received 5 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97706/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.10 (Bird's Nest Survey) in respect of application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97695/CU
Change of use of ground floor of vacant public house (Sui Generis) to 2 residential units (Use Class C3), together with external alterations to render all elevations and the installation of two additional ground floor windows.
Crown Inn 19 Sefton Road Wigan WN3 6QU
Received 5 Aug 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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