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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 dates12,501Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,318 approved or refused records
1,082Refused applications
8,236 approved · 1,082 refused · 603 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/97981/MAJOR
Erection of 6 indoor Padel tennis courts (Use Class E(d))
Land Adjacent To Fitness First Stadium Way Wigan
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97979/FULL
Conversion of cafe with living accommodation above to 3 one-bedroom apartments together with rear extension, associated external alterations and provision of cycle and bin stores
Eat Drink Read 158 Holden Road Leigh WN7 1HA
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97980/HH
Single storey side extension
28 Clevedon Drive Wigan WN3 6AF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97994/FULL
Two storey extension to existing office building creating additional office space and large meeting room
Office Building Whitehead Landfill Site Lower Green Lane Astley Tyldesley
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97986/RM
Reserved matters application for 6 dwellings seeking approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following approval of A/19/87923/OUT
Hindley Hall Farm Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SQ
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97987/CU
Change of use from opticians (Class E) to a drinking establishment (Sui Generis)
Simply Eyes Optician 10-12 Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0DH
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97989/MAJLA
Erection of single storey teaching block
Golborne Childrens Centre Golborne Community Primary School Talbot Street Golborne
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Awaiting decisionA/24/97988/VAR
To vary conditions 2, 3 & 4 of Listed Building Consent A/23/95848/LB - to allow changes to approved materials and windows
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NN
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedA/24/97992/RET
Creation of an additional flat to create a total of 3 flats. Retrospective application
81 Park Road Wigan WN6 7AE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97993/HH
Erection of new detached rendered garage/storage building to front of property
3 Kinniside Road Wigan WN3 5RG
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98005/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 23 (Giant Hogweed Management) in respect of previously approved application: A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97995/HH
First floor side extension and pitched roof over existing flat roof single storey front and rear elevations and associated external alterations
21 Sycamore Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DG
Received 9 Oct 2024 - RegisteredA/24/97997/RMMAJ
Reserved matters application seeking approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for development of a spine road and development plateaus with supporting utilities and discharge of conditions 8 (reserved matters) and 10 (phasing) pursuant to outline approval 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 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97996/HH
Extension to existing front dormer and new dormer to rear
11A Exeter Drive Aspull Wigan WN2 1XD
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98004/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 1 ( expiration date) in respect of previously approved application A/21/90937/FULL
Sandy Lane Farm 186 Sandy Lane Hindley Wigan WN6 4EP
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97998/HH
First floor extension to side and installation of additional window to first floor rear elevation with external alterations
5 Stanton Close Wigan WN3 5NT
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/97999/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing with new driveway to front and alterations to boundary treatments including installation of electric gates
115 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HA
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98000/SO
Environmental Impact Assesment Scoping Opinion
South Hindley Agricultural Land South Of Leyland Avenue, Close Lane And Brecon Drive Hindley
Received 9 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98001/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.05 metres, height to the eaves 2.43 metres and height to the ridge 3.475 metres
28 Arlington Drive Leigh WN7 3QN
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98006/FULL
Siting of 2no. shipping containers for storage use
JW Whittle Unit B5 Brooklands Mill English Street Leigh WN7 3EH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - RegisteredA/24/98003/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition 13 (Surface Water Drainage) and part discharge conditions 15 (Habitat and Landscape) and 16 (Landscape and Biodiversity) 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 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98007/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.35 metres, height to the eaves 2.34 metres and height to the ridge 3.58 metres
22 Ascot Drive Atherton Manchester M46 9LH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98008/18PDA
Prior approval for the removal of the existing stone steps and carry out any necessary repairs to the newly exposed wall
Ince Green Overbridge And Footbridge Ince Railway Station Ince Green Lane Ince
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98009/HH
Single storey rear extension and new render finish to external walls
13 Lockerbie Place Winstanley Wigan WN3 6TF
Received 14 Oct 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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