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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 dates12,780Searchable applications
555Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,558 approved or refused records
1,094Refused applications
8,464 approved · 1,094 refused · 608 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/24/098352/TCSO
Prior notification for installation of a 15m high steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinet housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Side Of 17 Mere Street Leigh WN7 4SR
Received 19 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098349/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a childrens residential home (Class C2) for up to two children under the age of 18
15 Lichfield Grove Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9JE
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098348/HH
Part single and part two storey side extension including first floor gable window, bay window, porch and canopy to front elevation, together with retention of single storey extension at rear (Part Retrospective)
29 Parkfield Shevington Wigan WN6 8DD
Received 19 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98350/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.5 metres, height to eaves 2.32 metres and height to the ridge 3.3 metres
33 Patterdale Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0EF
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098351/FULL
Sub-division of existing dwelling to create two dwellings together with associated external alterations including new entrances to front and rear and replacement 1.8 metre high fence to rear
53 Crooke Road Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LR
Received 19 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/98354/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions for Phase II : Numbers 11 (Remediation Strategy) and 12 ( Coal Mining Risk Assessment) in respect of previously approved application A/17/84560/OUTMAJ
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 18 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98355/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previoulsy approved application : A/23/96052/MAJOR:Amendment 1 - Window dimensions at ground floor level changed to match first and second floor window above.Amendment 2 - Main entrance door brought forward with a roof over the entrance lobby.
Pit Pony Inn 71 Low Bank Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9RN
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098388/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No. 4 (Tree Protection Measures), Condition No.8 (EV Charging) and Condition No.9 (Drainage) in respect of application A/24/97793/MAJOR
Car Park B Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 20 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098368/FULL
Change of use of first floor to create self-contained flat together with external alterations including new shop front and separate access to the first floor flat
Leigh Tandoori 12 Twist Lane Leigh WN7 4DA
Received 20 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/098365/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed erection of two outbuildings within the garden of the existing dwelling for use as a domestic swimming pool, entertaining space, garage and storage
Pennington Farm Pennington Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1NH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098359/HH
Renovation of existing barn with external alterations to elevations and roof
Pennington Farm Pennington Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1NH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098363/RET
To retain change of use of land and siting of 3 storage containers
Land To Rear Of 353 And 355 Downall Green Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098389/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.3 (Pre-Commencement Elements - Unit A and Substation and Units B-D) in respect of application A/23/95286/VARMAJ
Glass House Road Glass House Business Park Wigan
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098366/MAJPSI
Two-storey extension and associated external works, internal re-configuration of the existing ground floor reception area and refurbishment of parts of the existing facade
Wigan And Leigh College Wigan College Pagefield Campus Walkden Avenue Wigan WN1 2JH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098369/FULL
Installation of a BT Street Hub incorporating 2 digital 75 inch LCD display screens
Footpath Outside Of 39 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098370/ADV
To display 2 digital 75 inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Footpath Outside Of 39 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 23 Dec 2024 - UnknownA/24/98357/PDE
Single storey to rear with a projection of 6m, height to ridge of 3.5m and height to eaves of 2.8m
81 Albert Street Wigan WN5 9DR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/24/098367/HH
Single storey side extension
72 Baker Street Wigan WN3 5HQ
Received 24 Dec 2024 - DecidedA/25/098376/RMMAJ
Application for approval of the reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to application ref. A/23/95156/MAJES for the erection of 150 dwellings (100% affordable dwellings), with access from Wellington Drive, landscaping, public open space (including linear parkland, locally equipped area of play and a local area of play), internal access roads, car parking and associated infrastructure
Land Off Wellington Drive North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 2 Jan 2025 - UnknownA/25/098374/HHRET
Erection of porch to front
7 Ellergreen Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4GF
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098375/CU
Conversion of commercial workshop and storage (Use Class B2) to 2 attached residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with alterations to external elevations including rendering
Stables Rear Of 10 Mayfield Street Atherton
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098390/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Affordable Housing Statement) in respect of application A/22/94762/MAJOR
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 2 Jan 2025 - RegisteredA/25/098371/RET
Change of use of land to use as part of garden, erection of 1.8m high timber board fence and siting of timber clad shipping container (Retrospective Application)
132 Bodmin Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PF
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098372/FULL
Erection of new detached dwelling, additional vehicular access and alterations to driveway with new garage for 88 Gathurst Lane, following demolition of existing garage
88 Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HW
Received 2 Jan 2025
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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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