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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 dates12,425Searchable applications
552Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,257 approved or refused records
1,078Refused applications
8,179 approved · 1,078 refused · 601 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/24/97880/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey to rear extension
10 Alchemy Close Atherton Manchester M46 0TS
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97882/HH
First floor side extension
42 Annesley Crescent Wigan WN3 6RY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97883/HH
New pitched roof to dwellinghouse
18 Deansgate Hindley Wigan WN2 3LD
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97886/HH
Detached brick garage to replace existing garage
35 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DN
Received 16 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97885/PDG
Prior notification for change of use of first floor to two flats (Class C3)
Brindley House 62A High Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3BT
Received 17 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97887/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from beauty/hair salon (Use Class E) to a 3 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
154 Corner Lane Leigh WN7 5PX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97888/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Nesting Birds) in respect of application A/23/96442/DEM
Flats 1 - 54 Logwood Place 55 Logwood Place Newtown Wigan WN5 9SY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97902/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Intrusive Investigation (Ground Conditions)), Condition No.5 (CEMP), Condition No.6 (Intrusive Investigation (CMRA)), Condition No.9 - (FFLs), Condition No.11 (Breeding Bird Check), Condition No.13 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme), Condition No.14 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition No.16 (Waste Management Plan), Condition No.17 (RAMs (PROW)), Condition No.18 (EV Scheme) and Condition No.19 (Cycle Storage) in respect of application A/23/95890/MAJOR
Bryn Hall Farm Bryn Gates Lane Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5JY
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97889/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Contaminated Land & Remediation of the whole site (Plots 1-60 inclusive) in respect of application A/20/90541/VARMAJ
Land At Frog Lane/Field Street/Hey Street Wigan
Received 11 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97893/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
19 Old Hall Mill Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0RG
Received 17 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97901/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.16, Phase 1 (Notice of Commencement) in respect of application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97894/HH
To extend dwellinghouse - single storey side extension
26 Schofield Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0QB
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97903/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Operational Method Statement and Arboricultural Constraints for Trees) in respect of application A/24/97378/MAJOR
Atherton St Georges Church Of England Primary School Derby Street Atherton Manchester M46 0HJ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97895/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed installation of dormer to rear
11 Crestwood Avenue Wigan WN3 6SL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97896/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to side with external alterations following demolition of existing garages and conservatory
39 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97897/LA
Refurbishment of existing sheltered housing scheme to include single storey office extension and erection of bin store together with demolition of external staircase, creation of three new parking spaces, installation of solar panels to rear and modification to perimeter fencing and paths and associated external alterations
Blakeborough House Elizabeth Street Atherton
Received 18 Sept 2024 - UnknownA/24/97904/NMAS
Non-Working Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95356/MAJOR
Land To The West Of Stothert Street Atherton
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97905/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension together with access ramp to the front
78 Crestwood Avenue Wigan WN3 6SQ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97906/HH
Single storey extension to side/rear, with render to elevations and alteration to front elevation
10 Withington Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1JD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/86/27424/RM
Proposed doctors group practice surgery (Approval of Reserved Matters A/26969/86) (Site Area 1400 m2)
Shevington Surgery 1 Houghton Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8ET
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97909/HH
Vehicular footpath crossing and creation of parking area
183 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0GB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97911/CU
Change of use from mixed use of commercial at ground floor and residential at first floor (Sui Generis) to a 5 bedroom, 5 person HMO (Class C4) together with removal and re-location of door from rear to side
193 City Road Wigan WN5 0BB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97913/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition No 7 (pedestrian and cycle link) in respect of previously approved application: A/21/91969/RMMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 20 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97915/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 6 (parking arrangements), 7 ( management Plan), 8 (EVCP), 9 (cycle storage) and 10 ( Landscaping) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/96025/CU
Worsley Mesnes Methodist Church Holt Street Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 20 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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