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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 dates12,823Searchable applications
555Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,597 approved or refused records
1,095Refused applications
8,502 approved · 1,095 refused · 608 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/098378/HH
Two storey side extension
15 Merlewood Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PG
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098379/HH
Garden room to rear
10 Bolton Close Lowton Warrington WA3 1EY
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098391/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.10 (Landscaping), Condition No.12 (Materials) and Condition No.13 (CT&EMP) in respect of application A/23/95089/RMMAJ
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098380/HH
Two storey side extension
6 James Place Standish Wigan WN6 0JA
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098377/OUT
Outline Application (residential develoment) for the erection of up to 2no. dwellings, following the removal of the existing caravan (All matters reserved)
Land To Rear Of 190 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AL
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098386/ADV
Advertisement consent for display of 11 internally illuminated signs
STARBUCKS Parsonage Way Leigh WN7 5GN
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098385/MAJOR
Erection of replacement clubhouse building following partial demolition of existing
Bankes Playing Fields Bankes Avenue Orrell
Received 6 Jan 2025 - RegisteredA/25/098397/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Vehicle Charging Layout), Condition No.5 (Fencing Layout, Build Route and Hard Surfacing Plan) and Condition No.9 (Energy Statement) in respect of application A/23/95089/RMMAJ
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098398/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Materials), Condition No.7 (Landscape and Habitat), Condition No.16 (Tree Survey) and Condition No.18 (Method Statement) in respect of application A/17/84560/OUTMAJ
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098384/HH
Single storey rear extension
564 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4SJ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098387/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use to 2 flats (Class C3)
Rear Part Of 85 Church Street Leigh WN7 1AZ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098393/HH
Single storey to side and rear extension
60 Willow Road Wigan WN6 8RD
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098394/FULL
Change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), single storey rear extension and external alterations to elevations
198 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098396/HH
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
29 Grange Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AT
Received 7 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098401/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.2 (EV Charging), Condition No.5 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition No.6 (Drainage), Condition No.7 (Parking) and Condition No.8 (Contamination) in respect of application A/20/89578/FULL
130 Haigh Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1XH
Received 8 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098395/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Remediation Strategy), Condition No.6 (CEMP), Condition No.9 (Written Scheme Investigation) and Condition No.18 Biodiversity Net Gain) in respect of application A/21/92617/MAJLA
Land Between The Eastern Roundabout Of Junction 26 Of The M6 (with The M58 And A577), The A571 Billinge Road/Foundry Lane Junction, Known As The M58 Link Road And Smithy Brook Road, Known As Pemberton Link Road
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098400/FULL
Change of use from retail to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to form part of existing takeaway, new shop front and roller shutters to front, single storey extension to rear and extractor flue to rear
77 - 79 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AD
Received 8 Jan 2025 - UnknownA/25/098402/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/91693/MAJOR - Amendments to the elevations of the proposed dwellings in order to comply with the new Building Regulations. These include changes to window cill heights at first floor, as well as the introduction of Solar Panels to the roof (apartments and houses) and Air Source Heat Pumps to the rear gardens of the houses
Former Beer Garden Of The Old Springs Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JJ
Received 8 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098404/HH
New porch to front, single storey rear extension, together with external alterations including new windows and doors, following demolition of the existing extension
260 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PR
Received 8 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098403/HHRET
Garden room to rear (Part Retrospective)
2 Findley Cook Road Wigan WN3 6GJ
Received 8 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098405/CU
Change of use from commercial to a 16 person, 16 bedroom house of multiple occupation (Sui Generis) together with associated external alterations including new render additional window openings and replacement windows
Astley House Johnson Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AB
Received 9 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098406/CON
Condition Discharge Application to Part Discharge Condition No 10: (Site Investigation) in respect of Application : A/22/94090/MAJLA.
Former Shevington Community Primary School Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8EW
Received 9 Jan 2025 - UnknownA/25/098409/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed detached outbuilding comprising a garage and garden room
1 Park View Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XJ
Received 10 Jan 2025 - DecidedA/25/098407/HH
First floor to side above existing garage
2 Georges Lane Ince Wigan WN1 3HQ
Received 10 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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