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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 dates12,614Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,421 approved or refused records
1,089Refused applications
8,332 approved · 1,089 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/98169/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge Condtions 3 (Materials) and 5 (External areas maintenance and management plan) in respect of previously approved applications A/23/96412/FULL and A/24/97447/NMAS.
Wigan Council Civic Centre Millgate Wigan WN1 1AZ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98160/HH
Alterations to existing bungalow including open porch to front, raise in ridge height to create rooms in roofspace, dormer windows to front, dormer to rear, single storey extensions to side and rear and associated external alterations including replacement windows and doors
2 Fellside Wigan WN1 3XW
Received 11 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98161/CON
Discharge of Conditions application in respect of Condition 7 (footpath) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/91926/MAJOR
Vacant Land Rothay Street Leigh WN7 2DS
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98167/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no 18 (Site Contamination) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96501/MAJLA
Engineers Arms And Open Land South Of 33 Belle Green Lane Ince Wigan WN2 2EW
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98166/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition No 12 (Management and Maintenance) in respect of previously approved application: A/23/95328/FULL
Ben Johnson Hotel 702 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6XN
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98168/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 4 (Boundary Treatment) in respect of previously approved application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98173/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 10 (Surface and foul water drainage) in respect of previously approved application : A/20/88917/MAJOR
Development Land East Of 2 - 4 Woods Lane Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98170/SO
Scoping opinion for development consent for the Intermodal Logistics Park North
Land To East Of M6 Motorway, South Of Chat Moss Line, West Of Winwick Line And Land To West Of M6 Motorway And East Of The West Coast Mainline
Received 5 Nov 2024 - UnknownA/24/098171/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a childrens residential home (Class C2) for up to 2 children together with associated external alterations to fenestration
55 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7RA
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98175/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
13 Park Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3PU
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98174/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions no 15 (Bat Roost Strategy) and 16 ( Bird and Bat Enhancement strategy) in respect of previously approved application A/22/94477/MAJPSI
Byrchall High School Warrington Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PQ
Received 15 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98177/HH
Single storey extension to side with ramp and handrail
18 Christopher Street Ince Wigan WN3 4QY
Received 15 Nov 2024 - UnknownA/24/98178/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed alterations to fenestration
4 Salvin Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8XS
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098176/HH
Two storey side extension and porch to front
16 Willowcroft Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1QJ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98187/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Drainage Strategy) in respect of application A/24/96923/FULL
WM Morrisons Produce Ltd Chaddock Lane Worsley Manchester M28 1DR
Received 18 Nov 2024 - RegisteredA/24/098180/RET
Alterations to existing garage block, including increase in overall height, in association with existing car sales business at the site (Retrospective Application)
372 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 3XD
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98188/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (CEMP), Condition No.4 (Geoshield Verification Plan) and Condition No.13 (Habitat Management Plan) in respect of application A/24/97426/MAJOR
Car Park Freckleton Street Wigan
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98186/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Hard Landscaping), Condition No.8 (Reinstatement of Historic Fabric), Condition No.13 (EV Charging Points), Condition No.15 (Sustainable Drainage), Condition No.17 (Secure Cycle Parking), Condition No.23 (Noise Management Plan), Condition No.25 (Refuse/Recycling), Condition No.27 (Bat Mitigation) and Condition No.30 (Roof Balustrade Details) in respect of application A/24/97472/VARMAJ
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98189/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.29 (Biodiversity Management and Maintenance Plan) in respect of application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98181/RET
Retention of an external flue installed to the side elevation (Retrospective Application)
457A Warrington Road Ince Wigan WN3 4TQ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98185/HH
Installation of ground mounted air source heat pump to rear
45 Dunsdale Drive Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PT
Received 19 Nov 2024 - UnknownA/24/98190/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a rear dormer together with roof lights to the front elevation
23 Wood Green Gardens Wigan WN5 0JP
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decisionA/24/098193/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/21/92421/FULL to allow for one large glazed window to front, brick wall and black natural timber boarding to side and ramp and handrail to front
Barbar Elephant 190 Upholland Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7DJ
Received 19 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98192/HH
Single storey side extension together with creation of new driveway and extension of existing fencing to side
48 Howden Drive Wigan WN3 5JT
Received 19 Nov 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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