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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 dates12,526Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,338 approved or refused records
1,083Refused applications
8,255 approved · 1,083 refused · 604 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownA/24/98010/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development to retain existing agricultural building and part of yard area
Shaws Fold Farm Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 14 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98011/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear extension
98 Highfield Grange Avenue Winstanley Wigan WN3 6TA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98012/HH
Alterations to existing garage, including increase in height, rooftop decked area, balustrade and staircase thereto
68 Kenyon Road Wigan WN1 2DQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98013/HH
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
11 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0BG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98014/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 6 (EVCP) and 7 (Carparking) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/91951/FULL
80 St James Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8TU
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98019/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Remediation Strategy - Contamination) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98020/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.23 (Travel Plan) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98021/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Travel Plan) in respect of application A/21/90730/MAJOR
Land To The South Of Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98015/MAJOR
Construction of a two-platform rail station, including pedestrian lift and bridge with associated works across the railway line, formation of vehicle, pedestrian and emergency pedestrian access arrangements to the station, together with associated parking, lighting, landscaping, public realm areas and the formal creation of recreation provision in the field south of St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Golborne
The Goods Shed Railway Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3BY
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98022/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Contamination) and Condition No.6 (Drainage) in respect of application A/24/97356/VAR
Plane Tree Farm Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98025/FULL
Single storey extension to side, following removal of existing conservatory, refurbishment of existing pergola, new festoon lighting, and alteration to existing garage to form opening to create new bar area.
Red Lion Hotel 324 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1HE
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98024/HH
Two storey extension to side and rear and single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing garage together with render to all elevations
254 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98023/HH
Part single storey part two storey side extension together with associated external alterations
99 Barn Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3PR
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98026/VAR
To remove condition 9 of planning permission A/24/97356/VAR - to remove the requirement for a licence or a written statement to be issued by Natural England before works commence on site
Barn Plane Tree Farm Crank Road Billinge
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98027/MAJOR
Installation of new hot water plant and apparatus including 3 water storage tanks, 3 heat pumps and associated pump sets and pipeworks, buffer and sump tanks and electrical switch gear following removal of existing plant and machinery
H J Heinz Co Ltd Walthew House Lane Kitt Green Wigan WN5 0JL
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98029/HH
Erection of detached garage to rear, extension to existing driveway and alterations to boundary treatments following demolition of existing garage
468 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8TN
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98036/FULL
Installation of four electric vehicle charging stations including erection of associated equipment (feeder pillar and substation) and installation of associated underground cabling to point of connection
The Mount 160 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8HQ
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98037/LB
Listed building consent for the installation of four electric vehicle charging stations including erection of associated equipment (feeder pillar and substation) and installation of associated underground cabling to point of connection
The Mount 160 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8HQ
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98035/ADV
Erection of 1no. single sided freestanding internally illuminated D6 LCD digital advertisement screen
Queens Service Station East Lancashire Road Tyldesley Manchester M28 1BT
Received 16 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98034/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey extension to rear following removal of existing conservatory
8 Marnock Close Bickershaw Wigan WN2 4AP
Received 17 Oct 2024 - RegisteredA/24/98055/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No. 3 (Samples of Materials), Condition No.10 (CEMP) and Condition No.13 (CEMP) in respect of application A/16/82916/MAJOR
Pagefield Hotel 168 Gidlow Lane Wigan WN6 7AW
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98033/HH
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear
97 Barn Lane Golborne Warrington WA3 3PR
Received 17 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98062/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.6 (Part A) (Coal Mining Risk Assessment) and to fully discharge Condition No.13 (CT&EMP), Condition No.15 (CEMP), Condition No.24 (Mammals and Great Crested Newts) and Condition No.31 (PROW) in respect of application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98038/FULL
Demolition of existing link building between the Church and Presbytery and erection of adjoining front wall and gates to allow private access to the dwellinghouse together and new boundary treatment to side
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Swan Lane Hindley Green
Received 18 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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