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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 dates13,402Searchable applications
566Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,045 approved or refused records
1,108Refused applications
8,937 approved · 1,108 refused · 625 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/098767/HH
Hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer
27 Balmoral Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2ER
Received 17 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098764/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use from offices to 4 apartments (Use Class C3)
Heron House 1A Bold Street Leigh WN7 1BJ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098765/CON
Condition Discharge application to part discharge Condition No 5 (EV Charger Installations - Plots 64-72, 73-80 & 99-104) in respect of previously approved application : A/21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 10 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098770/NMAS
Non material amendment application for previoulsy approved application : A/23/96466/HHThe external design of the front entrance porch/hallway is proposed to be amendedThe overall shape of the porch/hallway, the footprint and the height will remain the same but it is proposed to amend the external walling and glazingIt is proposed that the walls are to be clad with slate coloured slate slip tiles and only the end wall is to be glazed
3 Standish Wood Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YD
Received 17 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098771/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/23/95089/RMMAJAn amendment is required for 7no. plots. This comprises Plots 164 to 170 that are amended to other house types approved under the original planning permission, with associated amendments to surrounding plots
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098774/FULL
Single storey rear extension to existing filling station garage
Warrington Road Filling Station Warrington Road Ince Wigan WN3 4TB
Received 18 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098773/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/19/87804/MAJOR - To alter the number and type of units in the new block to the rear of the pub phase of the development, from the 6 x 1 bedroom apartments and 6 x 2 bedroom apartments it currently has planning for, to 15 x 1 bedroom apartments in line with current demand. The alteration will include a number of additional windows and one extra door externally and alterations internally
353 Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XL
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098776/CU
Conversion of commercial unit into 3 separate commercial units at ground floor (Use Class E(a) and 6 self-contained flats (Use Class C3) at first floor, external alterations comprising addition of new windows and doors
Stones Carpets 77 - 85 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2DA
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098777/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 26 ( RAMs Amphibians) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97732/MAJOR
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098778/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
35 Vernon Street Leigh WN7 1BH
Received 19 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098779/PDMA
Prior notification for the conversion of an existing two-storey commercial unit into 5 self-contained residential units
Acorn Print Services 15A - 17A Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1QP
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098782/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/23/96568/MAJOR to allow for amended location plan and amended site layout
Land North East Of Sandyforth Farm Ashton Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XZ
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098783/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition no 15 (Noise Assessment- Plant) in respect of previously approved application : A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098781/HH
Two storey rear extension together with hip gable roof extension
19 Oak Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0EA
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098785/RET
To site 2 shipping containers for welfare facilities and storage (Retrospective Application)
South Of Bothy Cottages Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098786/LBRET
Listed Building Consent - to site 2 shipping containers for welfare facilities and storage (Retrospective Application)
South Of Bothy Cottages Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 20 Mar 2025 - UnknownA/25/098784/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
34 Bakewell Drive Wigan WN6 8QH
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098792/ADV
To display 1 no. ATM surround, 2 no. internally illuminated letters, 1 no. non-illuminated letters, illuminated entrance posts, glazing vinyls and associated signage and notices
36 Mesnes Road Wigan WN1 2DA
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098795/HH
Erection of detached garage, 2 metre high boundary fencing and gates and new driveway with access from Hall Lane
94 Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XA
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098805/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Final Verification Report) in respect of application A/21/92949/FULL
Open Land South West Of Bryn Hall Hotel 612 Bolton Road Ashton-In-Makerfield
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098797/HH
Single storey extension to rear together with associated external alterations including the formation of a rear footpath and low level garden steps and alterations to fenestration
3 Clarke Street Leigh WN7 4HU
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098800/HH
Single storey side and rear extension
20 Albion Green Place Atherton Manchester M46 0TP
Received 22 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098803/HH
Single storey side extension together with associated external alterations to front and rear
105 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QL
Received 24 Mar 2025 - DecidedA/25/098798/HH
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern and rendering to elevations
5 Rivington Way Standish Wigan WN6 0EL
Received 24 Mar 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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