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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates13,511Searchable applications
569Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,125 approved or refused records
1,111Refused applications
9,014 approved · 1,111 refused · 629 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/098889/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions No : 3 (Materials), 4 (Flood Risk), 5 (Surface water and foul drainage), 7 (Contractors compound), 8 (Bird Nesting Survey) and mandatory BNG condition in respect of previously approved application A/24/97693/MAJOR.
Westleigh Cricket Club The Pingots Leigh WN7 4GT
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098882/HH
Two storey extension to side
216 Twist Lane Leigh WN7 4EL
Received 4 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098883/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5 metres, height to the eaves 2.5 metres and height to the top of the roof lantern 3.265 metres
69 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HY
Received 4 Apr 2025 - RegisteredA/25/098893/FULL
Change of use from Use Class B2 to Use Class E(g), alterations and extension of existing industrial unit, replacing boundary fences, laying permeable hardstanding.
1 Thornton Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AX
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098891/HH
Single storey side / rear extension
512 Bolton Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PX
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098892/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plan) of Planning Permission A/24/098317/HH - to allow development to be built in accordance with amended plan
3 Beechwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LZ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098901/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.5 (Validation Report) in respect of application A/22/94883/FULL
Land Rear Of And Adjacent To 162 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FB
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098895/FULL
Erection of a detached dwellinghouse with solar panels to roof, together with associated landscaping
Land Adjoining 1 St Wilfrids Road Standish Wigan WN6 0DQ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098894/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.3 metres and height to the ridge 3.27 metres
20 Lower Lyndon Avenue Shevington Wigan WN6 8BY
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098898/CU
Change of use of first floor offices to a 10 bedroom 10 person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), including balcony area over existing single storey flat roof building
Heron House 1A Bold Street Leigh WN7 1BJ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098899/MAJOR
Erection of 83 dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated access, landscaping and other works
Land At Douglas Road Atherton
Received 7 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098902/HH
Single storey front extension and pitched roof to replace existing flat roof with ramp to side and associated external alterations
4 Moreton Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LE
Received 8 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098906/TCSO
Prior notification for of installation of a 15 metre 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
Footpath Adjacent Grass Verge Corner Of Heywood Gardens And Heywood Avenue Golborne
Received 8 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098909/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition Number 7 (CEMP) in respect of previously approved application A/24/97732/MAJOR
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098907/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 30 (archaeological works) in respect of previously approved application A/23/95155/OUTMES
Land North Of Mosley Common Bridgewater Road Worsley
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098908/LUCP
Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use from hair salon (Use Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of extraction flue to rear
The Hair And Beauty Shoppe 32 Hallgate Wigan WN1 1LR
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098914/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 6 (Materials), 7 (refuse storage), 12 ( Sparrow Terrace) and 16 (Sub station) in respect of previously approved application :A/24/97426/MAJOR
Car Park Freckleton Street Wigan
Received 10 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098913/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a 5 person 5 bed HMO (Use Class C4) with external alterations to windows and doors
517 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9LQ
Received 10 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098912/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a 6 person 6 bed HMO (Use Class C4), together with the installation of French door in rear elevation
30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA
Received 10 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098910/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application in respect of previously approved application A/24/97944 Alteration to the front entrance of commercial unit
100 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0DP
Received 9 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098915/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/24/97426/MAJOR.Through detailed design, the following amendments are proposed:1.Floor to floor heights changed to Goldbeck System heights. This results in a minor reduction in the overall height of the MSCP2.Length of MSCP has reduced slightly to accommodate the Goldbeck System design.3.Dry Riser Boxes introduced to the design.4.LV Switch room added to substation.5.External levels changed, with less excavation required to build the MSCP.6.The provision of roof level PV panels and structure has been moved to Phase B of the planning permission to enable the car park to become operational before these are installed.7.Updated lighting, landscape and drainage drawings to align with the developed design.8.Updated Energy and BNG Reports to align with the developed design.
Car Park Freckleton Street Wigan
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098919/HH
Single storey extension to the front of the existing garage, single storey extension to rear and associated external alterations
52 Shevington Moor Standish Wigan WN6 0SA
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098925/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Landscaping), Condition No.5 (Ecology), Condition No.7 (Cycle Parking) and Condition No.8 (EV Charging) in respect of application A/24/98042/FULL
Charnley Arms Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0SS
Received 13 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098926/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.2 (Drainage), Condition No.3 (Materials) and Condition No.8 (Landscaping) in respect of application A/24/98244/RM
The Manse Bee Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0BL
Received 14 Apr 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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