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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 dates13,113Searchable applications
559Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 9,823 approved or refused records
1,104Refused applications
8,719 approved · 1,104 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/098530/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condtion No 11 (Internal Roads) and Condtion 13 ( Parking details) in respect of previously approved application A/21/92473/MAJOR
Land At Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince Wigan
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098533/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 18 (Open Space Management) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/92473/MAJOR
Land At Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince Wigan
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098532/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 19 (Emergency Access ) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/92473/MAJOR
Land At Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince Wigan
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098531/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 23 (Mine Entry Safety) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/92473/MAJOR
Land At Wigan Enterprise Park Seaman Way Ince Wigan
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098523/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/24/96722/FULL - Installation of rear dormers and amendments to driveway design and boundary treatments
Land To The Side Of 83 Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TU
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098536/FULL
The construction of three padel tennis courts with associated means of enclosure and floodlighting
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 4 Feb 2025 - UnknownA/25/098525/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of 390 roof mounted solar PV panels of total installed capacity 177.45kWp
Guide Dogs For The Blind Association Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Park Atherton Manchester M46 0SU
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098540/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions No 3 (Landscaping) and 4 (Cycle storage) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97787/CU
Premier Travel Inn Yew Tree Way Stone Cross Park Golborne Warrington WA3 3JD
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098539/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition No 14 (archaeological work) 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 5 Feb 2025 - UnknownA/25/098537/VAR
To remove condition 4 of Planning Permission A/22837/84 - removing agricultural occupancy condition
84 Bell Lane Orrell Wigan WN5 0DB
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098534/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
16 Lazenby Crescent Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NJ
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098535/CU
Change of use from commercial to create 1 self-contained flat (Use Class C3) together with associated external alterations including alterations to window and door openings, roof light to Garswood Street elevation and new bin store to Bryn Street elevation
48 Bryn Street And 31A Garswood Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AU
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098544/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 ( Drainage) and 5 ( Lighting design) in respect of previously approved application A/22/93526/LA
Haigh Woodland Park Lodge And Gates Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 6 Feb 2025 - UnknownA/25/098538/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from commercial shop to self-contained bedsit (Use Class C3)
48 Bryn Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AU
Received 5 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098542/HH
Two storey side and rear extension and replacement pitched roof to the existing single storey rear extension, and associated external alterations including canopy to front, fenestration, render to the front elevation and removal of front wall for access to drive
57 Stratton Drive Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5HR
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098541/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions: 4 Site investigation), 9 (extractions system), 20 (T&EMP), 25 (Travel Plan) and part discharge Conditions 6 (site contamination - verification report) and Condition 7 (gas migration verification report) in respect of previously approved application A/21/91110/MAJOR
Lakeside Nursing Home Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XN
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098543/CU
Change of use from Jobcentre (Class E(c)(i)) to College (Class F1)
Mesnes House Mesnes Street Wigan WN1 1QJ
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098549/CU
Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 children's residential home for up to 2 children together with single storey extension to rear
124 Mealhouse Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0FD
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098548/HH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage together with installation of patio doors to rear to replace existing window
5 Longshaw Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7JT
Received 6 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098550/HH
Two single storey rear extensions together with loft conversion following removal of existing conservatory
10 Clifton Crescent Swinley Wigan WN1 2LB
Received 6 Feb 2025 - UnknownA/25/098558/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for installation of roof mounted solar panels to the front and rear
104 Standishgate Wigan WN1 1XP
Received 7 Feb 2025 - UnknownA/25/098555/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a single storey rear extension
11 Grasmere Drive Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8BP
Received 7 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098557/HH
New roof and raise in ridge height together with dormers to rear
20 Greenfield Road Atherton Manchester M46 9LW
Received 7 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/25/098554/HH
Two storey to side and single storey rear extension.
15 Fountains Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7WQ
Received 10 Feb 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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