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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 dates12,755Searchable applications
554Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,537 approved or refused records
1,093Refused applications
8,444 approved · 1,093 refused · 608 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/098322/HH
Porch and bay window to front, part two storey part first floor to front together with external alterations including partial render to front and side elevations
22 Byley Rise Standish Wigan WN6 0TR
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98320/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.71 metres and height to the ridge 2.71 metres
46 Timperley Lane Leigh WN7 3DT
Received 13 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098323/CU
Change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to a 5 person, 5 bedroom house of multiple occupation (use class C4)
90 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2BA
Received 16 Dec 2024 - RegisteredA/24/98324/RMMAJ
Reserved Matters application for 179 dwelling apartment block (Block A) seeking approval of appearance following approval of A/23/95983/MAJES
Eckersley Mill Complex Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98329/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (CEMP) in respect of application A/23/96527/VARMAJ
Evolution 36 - 44 King Street Wigan WN1 1BS
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098326/MAJLA
Replacement of existing macadam surface with synthetic turf surface, installation of 2m high ball stop netting on top of existing perimeter ball stop fencing (total height 5m) and installation of 0.25m high kickboards to base of existing fencing
Standish Leisure Centre Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XB
Received 16 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98330/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Cross-Sections and Elevational Details of the windows and doors to be installed) in respect of application A/23/96252/HH
Windmill Cottage 9 Copperas Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PA
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098327/HH
Two storey to side and rear, part single storey to side, following removal of existing conservatory
81 Spelding Drive Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LW
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098328/HH
Single storey extension on existing brick dwarfwall of conservatory and new roof, together with new openings
6 Beech Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 9GG
Received 16 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098331/HH
Single storey to rear projecting at side
40 Runfield Close Leigh WN7 1EP
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98333/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.3 (Remedial Stabilisation Works - Part ii) in respect of application A/21/91693/MAJOR
Former Beer Garden Of The Old Springs Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JJ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098332/HH
Two storey to front, first floor to side and associated external alterations
396 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4QD
Received 17 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98336/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition no 7 (surface and foul water drainage) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97712/CU
6 Braidhaven Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8HH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098334/HH
Two storey side and single storey rear extension together with external alterations
11 Greenway Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9TE
Received 17 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098341/FULL
Change of use of grass verge to include as part of garden boundary and erect two storey side and rear extension to existing dwellinghouse with new 1.8m high fencing.
30 Kenwood Avenue And Adjacent Land Leigh WN7 2LN
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098340/FULL
Erection of a two storey detached dwelling with associated parking, landscaping and boundary treatments together with rebuilding of a gable wall to 98 St Helens Road following demolition of 100 St Helens Road
100 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HW
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098338/HH
Two storey side and single storey to rear extension together with roof light and render to all elevations
32 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EB
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098339/HH
Single storey rear extension and associated external alterations
473A Newton Road Banks Barn Lowton Warrington WA3 1PD
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098342/HH
Raising roof height to existing garage and associated external alterations for the conversion to a habitable space
111 Northumberland Street Wigan WN1 3PZ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98344/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions: 5 (CEMP), 6 (CT&EMP) and 23 (waste and recycling management) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96527/VARMAJ
Evolution 36 - 44 King Street Wigan WN1 1BS
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098346/HH
Two storey side extension with dormers to front and rear
197 Camberwell Crescent Wigan WN2 1AY
Received 19 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98345/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application: A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 18 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098347/FULL
Installation of one rapid electric vehicle charging station and ancillary equipment within the car park
McDonalds Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XA
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098353/TCSO
Prior notification for 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 Car Park Corner Of Smith Street And College Street Leigh
Received 19 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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