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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 dates12,695Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,490 approved or refused records
1,090Refused applications
8,400 approved · 1,090 refused · 607 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/98252/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single rear extension
34 Peel Hall Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 8TA
Received 29 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098254/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 2 of previously approved A/22/93861/MAJOR to allow for revisions to house types, layout, boundary treatments and creation of a pumping station
97 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DW
Received 29 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/98255/ADV
To display an internally illuminated free-standing, double-sided digital advertising unit, following removal of existing advertising unit
Outside And Side Of 698 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5BB
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98262/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (CEMP) in respect of application A/22/94681/MAJOR
Development Land Phoenix Way Ince WN3 4NW
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098256/HH
Porch to front, first floor to side, dormer at rear, roof light to front elevation and solar panels to rear
3 Greenways Standish Wigan WN6 0AF
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098258/CU
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to temporary accommodation and support centre (sui generis), external alterations to side elevation
Queens Arms 9 Harrison Street Wigan WN5 9AU
Received 3 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98263/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.13 (Part 4 - Verification Plan) in respect of application A/20/88612/MAJOR
Firsway Of Leigh 39 Plank Lane Leigh WN7 4YA
Received 3 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98260/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91969/RMMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 29 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098261/HH
Single storey side extension
46 Dunscore Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6TH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - DecidedA/24/098267/HH
Two storey extensions to front, side and rear, new raised roof, balcony to rear, external render and replacement windows and doors together with new additional access and alterations to driveway
12 Lynwood Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HJ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98266/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for single storey rear extension
11 Ackers Fold Leigh WN7 4BQ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98271/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge conditions 8 (Operational Method Statement) and 21 ( Borehole Management) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/96052/MAJOR
Pit Pony Inn 71 Low Bank Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9RN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98270/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition 2 (materials) in respect of previously approved application A/21/91618/RMMAJ
55 Crawford Avenue And Land To The West And Rear Of 55-25 Crawford Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 8ET
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098272/HH
Single storey rear extension
165 Shevington Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8AD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098273/HH
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
11 Hatford Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WX
Received 5 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98278/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 3 (materials) in respect of previously approved application: A/24/97572/HH
12 The Hillock Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GW
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98279/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge Condition 9 (Gas Migration) in respect of previously approved application: A/24/96722/FULL
Land Adjacent To 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 5 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098274/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey side extension
8 Lynton Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PX
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098281/HH
First floor to side and single storey rear extension together with external alterations
5 Ridgeway Lowton Warrington WA3 2QL
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98294/CON
Condition Discharge to discharge Condition No.4 (Affordable Housing Statement) in respect of application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 6 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098288/LBLA
Listed Building Consent for the installation of vinyl window manifestations to shopfront windows
21 King Street Wigan WN1 1DY
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098286/HH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage and outbuilding together with render to all elevations
23 Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XA
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098287/CU
Change of use from former church (Use Class F1) to office space (Use Class E), with minor internal alterations
Wigan Road Methodist Church Wigan Road Leigh
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098285/HH
Single storey side extension
60 Walford Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PH
Received 9 Dec 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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