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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 dates12,724Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,513 approved or refused records
1,091Refused applications
8,422 approved · 1,091 refused · 607 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/24/98283/HH
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions following demolition of existing garage, together with external alterations including new windows and doors
4 The Hollies Wigan WN1 2NQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098284/HH
Single storey rear extension and external alterations
63 Rothwell Gardens Golborne Warrington WA3 3YG
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098293/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
25 Midland Close Leigh WN7 5BW
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098292/HH
Canopy to front, single storey rear extension together external and internal alterations including render to all elevations
5 Hoylake Close Leigh WN7 3UG
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098291/HH
First floor rear extension together additional window to side elevation and Juliet balcony to rear
12 Combermere Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8TB
Received 9 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098295/RET
To retain erection of 1.8 metre high mesh fence and gates to side and rear
Elim Christian Centre Turner Street Wigan WN1 3SU
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98298/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Cycle Storage) and Condition No.4 (Travel Plan) in respect of application A/21/92388/MAJOR
St John Fisher Catholic High School Baytree Road Wigan WN6 7RN
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098297/RET
To retain single storey rear extension comprising 1 self-contained flat
696 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5BB
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098296/HH
First Floor Rear Extension
2 Strand Avenue Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8LE
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098299/HH
Single storey side and rear extension together with dormer to rear
14 Oakdale Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NX
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098300/CU
Change of use from retail unit (Class E) to a tanning salon (Sui Generis)
Spatial Sound & Vision 48 - 50 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1RQ
Received 10 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098302/HH
Single storey rear extension and roof alterations to side and rear
28 Oakwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NS
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98306/CON
Application to part discharge condition no 5 (landscape management plan) in respect of previously approved application: A/20/88612/MAJOR and condition 4 (landscape management plan) in respect of previously approved application: A/22/94588/VAR
Firsway Of Leigh 39 Plank Lane Leigh
Received 11 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098307/HH
Two storey side extension
17 Stirling Avenue Ince Wigan WN2 2JG
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98312/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Conditions 3 and 4 (Site Investigation-Coal), 7 and 8 (Land contamination), 9 (Noise Assessment), 10 and 11 ( Foul and Surface water management), 12 and 13 ( Landscaping), 16 and 17 ( Biodiversity), 18 (external materials), 19 and 20 (cycle and bin storage), 23 and 24 (floor levels), 27 and 28 (external communal areas management) for previously approved application A/23/96585/LA
Land Adjacent 3 Heysham Road And Adjacent 194 City Road Orrell
Received 12 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098308/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
32 James Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8JJ
Received 12 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098309/HH
Single storey and two storey side extension
12 Halstead Grove Leigh WN7 2JN
Received 12 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98310/PDMA
Prior Notification for change of use from doctors surgery to 3 flats (Class C3)
2 Lord Street Ince Wigan WN2 2AJ
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98313/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent To Public Open Space West Of 12 Scholefield Lane Wigan
Received 13 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098314/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormer to the rear
53 Battersby Street Leigh WN7 2AH
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098317/HH
Erection of two storey detached garage to side/rear together with garage conversion and external alterations to existing dwelling
3 Beechwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LZ
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098315/HH
First Floor front extension
5 Hyatt Crescent Standish Wigan WN6 0PU
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098316/HH
Rebuilding of first floor bay window wall to front, alterations to roof including new roof covering and raise in ridge height to main roof, new roof covering and raise in height to garage roof, single storey extension to rear, partial garage conversion, partial render to side and rear, pitched roof to existing bay window to front, external wall insulation to front, rear and side together with alterations to driveway to create additional parking spaces
222 Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1DU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098318/LB
Listed Building Consent - to replace existing wooden windows and door in rear elevation with UPVC windows and door
151 Leigh Road Atherton Manchester M46 0PB
Received 16 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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