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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 dates12,307Searchable applications
551Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,160 approved or refused records
1,073Refused applications
8,087 approved · 1,073 refused · 595 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/97761/FULL
Siting of two steel bin storage containers following demolition of one existing timber bin storage container within existing car park
Car Park At Rose Court Rose Street Ince
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97760/FULL
Siting of two steel bin storage containers following demolition of one existing timber bin storage container within existing car park
Car Park At Chisworth Close Leigh WN7 5RJ
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97762/HH
Part single storey to rear extension
320 Whelley Wigan WN2 1DA
Received 20 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97768/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (CEMP), Condition No.18 (Demolition Strategy), Condition No.35 (Nesting Birds) and to part discharge Condition No.26 (Weaving Sheds), Condition No.29 (Parts 1 and 2) and Condition No.30 (Weaving Sheds) in respect of application A/23/95983/MAJES
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97766/HH
First floor to front above the porch and single storey to rear extension
24 Whitehall Avenue Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9JU
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97767/HH
Single storey rear extension
7 St Andrews Drive Wigan WN6 7RQ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97779/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge conditions 4 part iii ( Verification Report) and 4 part iv (Verification Report) in respect of previously approved application A/22/94477/MAJPSI
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97769/FULL
Erection of detached dwelling on land to be severed from 4 Boatman's Row together with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land To Be Severed From 4 Boatmans Row Tyldesley Manchester M29 7JQ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97772/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for the installation of roof mounted solar panels to front and rear
17 Bridgeman Terrace Wigan
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97771/HH
Single storey to rear extension
47 Linden Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 8RY
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97781/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 6 (Materials and Elevation treatment of the Bin Store) in respect of previoulsy approved application A/20/88917/MAJOR.
Development Land East Of 2 - 4 Woods Lane Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 22 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97773/AG
Prior notification for a proposed silage clamp
Bryn Hall Farm Bryn Gates Lane Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5JY
Received 22 Aug 2024 - UnknownA/24/97774/CU
Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 children's residential home for up to 2 children
92 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EW
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97780/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 11 (contamination) and 12 (Piling) in respect of A/23/95356/MAJOR.
Land To The West Of Stothert Street Atherton
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97775/HH
Single storey side extension
128 Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SH
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97777/FULL
Alterations to shopfront elevation to create one larger window following removal of existing metal shutters
15 St James Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SS
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97778/HH
Two storey rear extension together with internal and external alterations including new windows and door
4 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97813/LB
Listed Building Consent for a two storey rear extension, together with internal and external alterations including new windows and door
4 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97776/MAJOR
Extension to existing factory and external ramp
WM Morrisons Produce Ltd Chaddock Lane Worsley Manchester M28 1DR
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97782/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge the conditions 3 (Materials), 4a (Prelim Risk Assessment), 4b (Site Investigation Scheme), 4c (Site Investigation), 4d (Verification Plan), 4e (Verification Plan Remediation and 7 (Drainage) in respect of previously approved application A/23/95875.
23 Shildon Close Wigan WN2 1AN
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97783/HH
Front porch extension following removal of bay window to front, pitched roof to existing garage to side and a part two storey and single storey extension to rear together with associated external alterations to windows
Infinity House 457 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1PB
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97787/CU
Change of use of existing restaurant and rooms above to create additional hotel rooms together with associated landscaping and external alterations including replacement and additional windows and doors and plant and machinery following removal of existing conservatory and lobby
Premier Travel Inn Yew Tree Way Stone Cross Park Golborne Warrington WA3 3JD
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedA/24/97788/LB
Listed Building Consent for single storey rear extension to granny annex
Hall Lane Cottage Winstanley Park Winstanley Wigan WN3 6BD
Received 23 Aug 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97790/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (landscape), 7 (materials), 8 (dry stone walls), 9 (drainage) and 10 (archaeological works) in respect of previously approved application A/23/95642/VAR.
Adventure Playground Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 25 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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