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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 dates12,665Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 9,463 approved or refused records
1,089Refused applications
8,374 approved · 1,089 refused · 606 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/98216/HH
Porch to front and single storey extension to side together with associated external alterations
1 Lealholme Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1EH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98217/HH
Two storey extension to side and single storey to rear
123 Lincoln Drive Aspull Wigan WN2 1UR
Received 25 Nov 2024 - UnknownA/24/098218/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to a 5 person, 5 bedroom HMO (Class C4)
3 Kimberley Street Wigan WN6 7AJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98219/FULL
Construction of The Wall of Hope
The Brick Community Stadium Loire Drive Robin Park Wigan WN5 0UZ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98233/CU
Change of use from retail (Class E) to 4 self-contained apartments (Class C3) together with external alterations including new window and door opening to all elevations
140 Atherton Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3RN
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98244/RM
Reserved matters of outline application A/22/93172/OUT - for the erection of a two storey detached dwelling, car parking and amenity areas, seeking approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
The Manse Bee Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0BL
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98230/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear extension
9 Fontwell Close Standish Wigan WN6 0XS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98234/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/24/96722/FULL - for the installation of rear dormers and bathroom window
Land To The Side Of 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 26 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98240/CON
Condition discharge application to part discharge condition 5 (parts 2 & 3 Ground Gas) and discharge conditions 19 (Drainage) and 32 (External surfaces) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/79/14231/HH
Dining room extension
13 Broughton Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2PU
Received 27 Nov 2024 - RegisteredA/24/098231/RET
Change of use from residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a childrens care home for 1 child (Use Class C2) (Retrospective Application)
124 Baker Street Wigan WN3 5HQ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098235/FULL
Agricultural building
Liptrot Farm Sandy Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BA
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98237/FULL
Alterations to facade and installation of new shopfront with roller shutter thereto
Ashton Pound Plus Limited 38 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AE
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98236/FULL
Erection of one detached dwellinghouse with associated works
Open Land North Of 289 Bolton Road Atherton
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098243/HH
Single storey front extension
69 Meadow Brook Wigan WN5 8ED
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98245/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 5 (Management Plan) and 6 (Cycle storage) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96039/CU
121 Warrington Road Leigh WN7 3XE
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098242/FULL
Erection of a detached dwellinghouse with solar panels to elevations and roof, together with associated landscaping
Land Adjoining 1 St Wilfrids Road Standish Wigan WN6 0DQ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98241/HH
Single storey side extension
16 Larch Grove Atherton Manchester M46 0HF
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98246/NLA
Creation of an outdoor m�nage for private use only. Change of use to agricultural buildings to equestrian use. External alterations to agricultural building (barn 1). Erection of new building (barn 2), following the demolition of existing building. Erection of dry store, new entrance gates, and other external works (part retrospective).
Mount Pleasant Farm Wigan Road Billinge St Helens WN5 7XR
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098247/HH
Single storey side extension, new dormers to front and rear and single storey extension to rear
26 Cromford Drive Wigan WN5 8JU
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98248/HH
First floor side extension
42 Annesley Crescent Wigan WN3 6RY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - RegisteredA/24/098249/FULL
Erection of part 4 storey/3 storey apartment block comprising 9 self-contained apartments with car parking and landscaping, following demolition of vacant restaurant building
Site Of And Land To The North Of 52 - 54 Poolstock Wigan WN3 5DY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98251/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 13 ( SUDS maintenance) 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 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98250/HH
Dormers to both sides
78 Douglas Bank Drive Wigan WN6 7NH
Received 28 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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