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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 dates12,555Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,365 approved or refused records
1,084Refused applications
8,281 approved · 1,084 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownA/24/98067/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Temporary Landscape Scheme) in respect of application A/23/96442/DEM
Flats 1 - 54 Logwood Place 55 Logwood Place Newtown Wigan WN5 9SY
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98081/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition 5 parts 2 and 3 (Qualitative Gas Assessment of Risk Report) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98032/HH
Single storey side extension
23 Rugby Road Leigh WN7 3HB
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98082/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 3 (Drainage) in respect of previously approved application: A/20/90527/FULLPreviously applied on A/21/92094/CON.
Unit 1 Stephens Way Warrington Road Industrial Estate Wigan WN3 6PE
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98074/LA
General improvement works to existing sheltered housing scheme, comprising new windows, bin storage, modification to fencing, alterations to access and installation of 3 external air source heat pumps
Brookdale Court Pennington Road Leigh WN7 3HN
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98077/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition numbers 3 (Materials), 6 (landscape) and 14 (site safety) in respect of previoulsy approved application : A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98079/ADV
To display 6 internally illuminated fascia signs and 2 internally illuminated totem signs
B & Q Mini Warehouse Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RD
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98078/HH
Two storey side extension
14 Wainscot Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7WT
Received 24 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98080/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No 47 (Remediation Strategy / Validation Reports) regarding Plots 102-121/137-138 in respect of previously approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR
Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 24 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98084/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
30 Kirkwood Close Aspull Wigan WN2 1DZ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - UnknownA/24/98083/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/21/92470/MAJOR.Addition of 4Kw solar array to each of the 8 dwellings
Open Land West Of 1 Alma Street Tyldesley
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98089/FULL
Erection of a timber storage building and office extension, along with formation of ecogrid surface and second access onto Soughers Lane
Sherman And Young Timber The Woodyard Soughers Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JX
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98091/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Contamination) in respect of application A/21/91796/MAJES (New Market Hall only)
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98092/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Mining Risk Assessment) in respect of application A/24/97033/VAR
Land Rear Of 9 Coal Pit Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0RY
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98085/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 5 - part 4 (Verification Report), 6 (Fume and odour extraction), 14 (Plant and Machinery) and 16 ( noise management) in respect of previously approved application : A/22/93501/FULL
Site Of Platt Bridge Labour Club Platt Street Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5DA
Received 23 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98088/HH
Two storey side extension
6 Old School Court Wigan WN1 3AA
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98086/HH
Extension to rear of existing detached garage to convert into a granny annex together with associated external alterations to fenestration of the annex
34 Calow Drive Leigh WN7 3DA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98087/HH
Two storey side extension
31 Langton Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0LA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - RegisteredA/24/98097/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Service Management Plan) in respect of application A/23/95549/RET
Golborne Joinery Queen Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3AF
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98094/HH
Installation of porch to front and two storey extension to side together with part single part two storey extension to rear
2 Marton Drive Atherton Manchester M46 9WA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98093/FULL
Installation of 2 fast EV charging points serving 4 new EV charging bays, including alterations to boundary wall to widen existing access point, installation of wall mounted dimmed lighting scheme with motion sensors and ancillary electrical equipment
West Side Of 73 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1QY
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98095/HH
Installation of porch to front, part single storey side and rear extension and first floor extension to side and rear together with balcony to rear
82 Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DA
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98098/HH
Erection of 1.8m high boundary fence to front and side to create private garden together with widening of existing driveway to allow for additional parking to front
13 West Mount Orrell Wigan WN5 8LX
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedA/24/98099/ADV
To display 2 externally illuminated trough lit fascia signs, 5 non-illuminated lockable poster frames, 7 ACM panels in frames
India Lounge 2 - 4 Vauxhall Road Wigan WN1 3LU
Received 29 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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