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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 dates12,399Searchable applications
552Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,233 approved or refused records
1,075Refused applications
8,158 approved · 1,075 refused · 601 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97851/HH
Two-storey rear extension and single-storey to rear of garage (to be converted) to provide living accommodation
41 Tipping Street Wigan WN3 5HA
Received 9 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97853/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels to the front and rear
104 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XP
Received 9 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97852/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the installation of roof mounted solar panels on front and side roof planes
47 Upper Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2AG
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97855/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension
36 Ashwood Avenue Abram Wigan WN2 5YE
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97856/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Ground Investigation) in respect of application A/21/91926/MAJOR
Vacant Land Rothay Street Leigh WN7 2DS
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97858/MAJOR
Siting of office cabin
Household Waste Recycling Centre Makerfield Way Ince Wigan WN2 2PR
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97860/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.39 (EV Charging) in respect of application A/21/91796/MAJES [in relation to enabling works]
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97863/ADV
Installation of two free-standing internally illuminated LED digital poster displays
Parsonage Retail Park Parsonage Way Leigh WN7 5SJ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97865/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge conditions 11 ( Site Investigations), 12 ( Site contamination), 21 (Soil Management Plan) and 23 (CEMP) for Phases 2 and 3 in respect of previously approved application: A/18/85947/MAJES
Land At Junction 25 Of The M6 Motorway, Wigan, Which Is Bounded By The M6 Slip Road And A49 Warrington Road Junction To The East, Agricultural Land To The North And The M6 Motorway To The West Wigan
Received 10 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97861/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey to rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
54 Ennerdale Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97866/HH
First floor extension to front with entrance canopy and two storey rear extension
2 Burnside Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GN
Received 11 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97873/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 6 (Electric vehicle charging points) in respect of previously approved A/22/94344/CU
Sharpys Fish And Chips 1A Anjou Boulevard Wigan WN5 0UJ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97869/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 3 of previously approved A/23/95749/MAJOR to allow for updated materials distribution plan
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 11 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97868/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a dormer to rear extension
81 Swinley Road Wigan WN1 2DJ
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97890/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge - Condition No.47 (Remediation Strategy for land at AREA D: ELIOT GARDENS) 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 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97874/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 8 (landscape) and 13 (Biodiversity enhancements) in respect of previously approved application: A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97870/LA
Single storey extension to front of community hall to provide replacement office, demolition of existing office area and erection of 1.8m high railings to side of laundry building, reconfiguration of landscaped courtyard following removal of steps and planters
Cherry Tree Community Centre 8A Cherry Tree Grove Atherton Manchester M46 0HN
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97871/HH
Single storey extension to rear and hip to gable roof conversion with installation of rooflights to front, and dormer to rear together with associated external alterations to windows
19 Windermere Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8PG
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97877/FULL
Conversion of existing first and second floors to create two self-contained flats, installation of roof lights in front and rear roof plane, external alterations including new entrances at rear to serve existing ground floor premises and new flats with external fire escape staircase thereto and replacement fire escape windows to front and side
13 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AR
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97891/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition 5, Parts 1 and 2 (Qualitative Gas Assessment of Risk Report) in respect of application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97878/LB
Listed Building consent for alterations to enlarge opening and adjust stonework around ATM to install a larger replacement ATM and surround
NatWest ATM 4 Standishgate Wigan
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97876/ADV
Installation of replacement ATM and surround sign
NatWest ATM 4 Standishgate Wigan
Received 13 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97879/AG
Prior notification for an agricultural produce and machinery store
Morris Fold Cottage Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1EF
Received 16 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97881/AG
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
Upperwood Barn Standish Wood Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YA
Received 16 Sept 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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