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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 dates
13,390Searchable applications
566Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,034 approved or refused records
1,108Refused applications

8,926 approved · 1,108 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. DecidedA/25/098737/HH

    Installation of an emergency escape window at first floor side elevation

    23 Grundy Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3PE

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedA/25/098736/HH

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey rear extension

    113 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0LW

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedA/25/098741/CON

    Amended Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 7 (Drainage), 9 (Site Contamination), 10 (Floor Levels) and 12 (Boundary Treatments) in respect of previously approved application A/21/92284/FULL

    Former Best Friends Private Day Nursery Best Friends Nursery St Johns Road Worsley Manchester

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedA/25/098735/HH

    Single storey wrap around extension to front, side and rear following demolition of existing attached garage

    16 Lawson Avenue Leigh WN7 5NP

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedA/25/098734/HH

    Single storey side extension

    15A Nangreaves Street Leigh WN7 4TN

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedA/25/098742/FULL

    Extension to the front/side of existing kiosk

    Shell 878 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6XB

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedA/25/098743/HH

    Single storey side and rear extension

    69 Walpole Avenue Wigan WN3 5LU

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  8. UnknownA/25/098744/14PDJ

    Prior notification for installation of roof mounted solar panels

    24 Upper Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2AG

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedA/25/098766/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 10 (Bat and Bird Box plan) and 11 ( Management of Communal areas) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96500/LA

    Elizabethan Court Garage Court Tyldesley

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  10. UnknownA/25/098754/LUCE

    Certificate of lawful development - to demonstrate that the siting of an InPost Locker is lawful on car park of Marsh Green Library

    Marsh Green Library Harrow Road Wigan WN5 0QL

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedA/25/098752/RET

    To create two self-contained 1 bed flats (Use Class C3) at first floor level, together with associated external alterations including addition of steel stairs with raised landing to side/rear and installation of doors and windows to side and rear (Retrospective Application)

    131 Mosley Common Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AH

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedA/25/098769/CON

    Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.4 (b. Risk Assessment), (c. Remediation Strategy) and (d. Verification Plan) in respect of application A/23/95875/FULL

    Land Adjacent 23 Shildon Close Wigan WN2 1AN

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedA/25/098755/FULL

    Installation of timber shop front and fascia together with associated external alterations

    Jam Bar 24 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AA

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedA/25/098753/FULL

    Change of use of former public house at ground floor level to two retail units (Use Class E) and 4 no. flats at first floor, together with first floor extension to side

    Leigh Arms 34 King Street Leigh WN7 4LR

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedA/25/098750/MAJOR

    Construction of 35 dwellinghouses, new vehicular access and associated infrastructure, with hard and soft landscaping thereto

    Vacant Land Water Street Atherton

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedA/25/098772/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Substation Layout & Specification) 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 14 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedA/25/098751/MAJPSI

    Erection of single storey reception area to front together with alterations to the drop off parking area

    St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedA/25/098747/CU

    Conversion of existing store to a shop/restaurant together with associated external alterations to include installation of entrance doors to front and alterations to windows to side and rear

    42 Union Street Leigh WN7 1AT

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedA/25/098746/HH

    First floor extension to side together with associated external alterations

    19 Foxglove Close Standish Wigan WN6 0NQ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedA/25/098749/CU

    Change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 children's residential home for up to 4 children

    6 Druid Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9HR

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  21. DecidedA/25/098748/CU

    Change of use from Tattoo Studio, Piercing and Laser Removal (Class E) to a mixed use Bar/Coffee Shop (Sui Generis) and Tattoo Studio, Piercing and Laser Removal (Class E)

    Old Bank Tattoo Studio 151 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedA/25/098745/HH

    Two storey side extension

    20 Trecastell Close Wigan WN1 3YT

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedA/25/098757/FULL

    To erect 1 no. replacement dwelling, following demolition of existing dwelling at Boag Farm

    Boag Farm Astley Moss Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LX

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedA/25/098758/FULL

    Conversion of existing two-storey building into two dwellinghouses with new entrances from Warrington Lane, alterations to roof and elevations, together with the erection of attached three two storey townhouses

    40 Warrington Lane Wigan WN1 3RT

    Received 10 Mar 2025

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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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