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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 dates12,255Searchable applications
551Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,118 approved or refused records
1,070Refused applications
8,048 approved · 1,070 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97696/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a detached outbuilding
1 Park View Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97708/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.37 (Energy Rating) and Condition No.38 (Low Carbon Technologies) in respect of application A/21/91796/MAJES in relation to Plots 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97701/FULL
Installation of 2.4m high weld mesh security fencing and gate around the existing gas kiosk at Clayhole Park
Land Adjacent To 141 Swan Lane Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4HD
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97703/RET
Erection of polycarbonate canopy above existing seating area to front and siting of a storage container to side (Retrospective Application)
Caledonian Hotel 154 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 6 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97704/RET
To use existing car parking spaces for the erection of steel mesh enclosures for gas store (Argon gas non-flammable) and waste area. (Retrospective Application)
6 Martland Court Martland Park Wigan WN5 0LU
Received 6 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97705/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a conservatory to rear
7 Eden Grove Leigh WN7 4RJ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97710/MAJOR
Erection of 11 dwellings with associated parking and landscaping
Open Land South Of 12 Car Street Platt Bridge
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97712/CU
Change of use from a dwellinghouse and domestic garage to a mixed use as dwellinghouse and dog grooming salon
6 Braidhaven Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8HH
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97711/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
58 Edge Green Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3SP
Received 7 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97707/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95997/HH Amendments to openings and the roofline on the rear extension
9 Medway Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0DJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97709/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/94708/MAJOR - Amendment to the layout of the building to provide more 2 bed 3 person units and less 1 bed 2 person units
The Old Bakery Darby Lane Hindley WN2 3DW
Received 6 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97713/PDE
Single storey rear extension projection 5.10 metres, height to the eaves 2.30 metres and height to the ridge 3.50 metres following removal of existing conservatory
4 Salvin Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8XS
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97714/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
19 Knowsley Road Wigan WN6 7PZ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97715/CU
Temporary planning permission for the change of use from vacant timber yard (Use Class B8) to gymnastics club (Use Class E (d)) for a period of 18 months only
Embrace Gymnastics, Unit 22 Swan Meadow Industrial Estate Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97716/RET
Erection of a 3m x 2m LED screen on first floor north east elevation of building (Retrospective Application)
Caledonian Hotel 154 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97720/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 12 (Piling) and 22 (CT&EMP) in respect of previously approved application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 8 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97718/FULL
Erection of a detached single storey tile showroom and warehouse building, and additional car parking following the removal of the car wash facility and containers
Leigh Plumbing Services 113 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2DA
Received 8 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97719/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to the eaves 2.58 metres and height to the ridge 3.54 metres
76 Sherwood Drive Wigan WN5 9RZ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97725/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side extensions, erection of detached outbuilding and single storey extension to rear
Laylands House Farm Hell Nook Golborne Warrington WA3 3QS
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97722/HH
Roof alterations and dormers to sides to create additional rooms in roof space and balcony to side together with associated external alterations
The Bungalow Charles Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3DB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97724/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Grass Verge Adjacent 2 Norfolk Close Hindley Wigan WN2 4JS
Received 12 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97723/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
Grass Verge Opposite Atherton Baptist Church Tyldesley Road Atherton Manchester M46 9DQ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97729/HH
Dormers to front and rear and single storey extension to rear together with associated external alterations including the installation of French doors to rear
46 Timperley Lane Leigh WN7 3DT
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97730/CU
Change of use of ground floor from dental surgery (Class E) to 5 bedroom 5 person HMO (Class C4) and retention of existing first floor and second floor accommodation (Class C3) including demolition of existing garage
Hind Dental Practice 1 Mesnes Park Terrace Wigan WN1 1SU
Received 12 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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