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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 dates12,536Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,346 approved or refused records
1,083Refused applications
8,263 approved · 1,083 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/98039/MAJLA
Residential development of two 2-storey buildings containing a total of 12 apartments with associated landscaping, boundary treatments, parking and access
Vacant Land At Cherry Tree Grove Leigh
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/098043/MAJLA
Residential development of 5 blocks of two storey buildings containing a total of 24 apartments with associated parking, landscaping with access from Kingsley Street and Keble Grove
Vacant Land North Of 52 Kingsley Street Leigh
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98056/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Particulars of Materials), Condition No.10 (CEMP) Condition No.19 (Site Survey and Details of Finished Floor Levels) and Condition No.21 (Method Statement) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98057/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.20 (CT&EMP) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98045/FULL
The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display
Pavement O/s 5 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1LD
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98046/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O/s 5 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1LD
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98042/FULL
Erection of entrance lobby, kitchen dry store, terrace and infilling of existing veranda, timber cladding/horizontal boarding to elevations, additional parking, accessible parking spaces and landscaping (part retrospective)
Charnley Arms Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0SS
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98041/HH
Single storey extension to rear with part balcony above at first floor
15 Bullrush Meadow Standish Wigan WN6 0WH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98051/FULL
The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display
Pavement O/s 35 - 37 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98052/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O/s 35 - 37 Market Place Wigan WN1 1PE
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98049/FULL
The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display
Pavement O/s 37 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98050/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O/s 37 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98047/FULL
The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub, including defibrillator and advertisement display
Pavement O/s 49 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1BE
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98048/ADV
To display two internally illuminated LCD display screens, one on each side of the street hub unit
Pavement O/s 49 Wallgate Wigan WN1 1BE
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98044/HH
Single storey rear extension
17 Crowhurst Drive Wigan WN1 2QH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/098053/FULL
Erection of an agricultural building
Liptrot Farm Sandy Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BA
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98054/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Details of Materials) and Condition No.4 (Refuse Storage Location) in respect of application A/24/97263/HH
10 Mervyn Place Wigan WN3 5JS
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98064/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.16 (Drainage) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98065/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No.5 (Archaeology - WSI for approval to allow the soft strip to take place. Which will then allow for the next stage in the condition to be undertaken and submitted to the LA) in respect of application A/23/95196/CU
Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Fold Hindley
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98063/ADV
To site internally illuminated 6m high totem sign
Chorley Nissan Group (Wigan) Pottery Road Wigan WN3 5AA
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98066/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Shallow Coal Mining), Condition No.7 (Drainage), Condition No.8 (Ecological CEMP) and Condition No.14 (Biodiversity) in respect of application A/23/95478/FULL
Vacant Land At 269-271 Leigh Road Atherton
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98069/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Drainage) in respect of application A/17/83960/FULL
Site Of 185 - 187 Elliott Street Tyldesley M29 8DR
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98068/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Fumes and Odours) and Condition No.6 (Dust) in respect of application A/21/92279/MAJOR
Site Of A7 Cenenary Court Walter Leigh Way Moss Industrial Estate Leigh
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98070/VAR
Section 73A application for the variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 5 (foul and surface water drainage), 9 (landscaping), 10 (loading, unloading and parking of vehicles) and 11 (secure cycle parking) and remove condition 4 (finished floor level) of planning permission A/14/78993
Former Petrol Station 36 Mesnes Road Wigan
Received 22 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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