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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 dates13,564Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,162 approved or refused records
1,111Refused applications
9,051 approved · 1,111 refused · 632 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- DecidedA/25/098951/FULL
Erection of detached office building (Use Class E(g)(i)) with associated external works following demolition of existing building
Baby Elephant 162 Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HZ
Received 22 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098969/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No 8 (Refuse storage facility) in respect of previously approved application A/24/97944/CU
100 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0DP
Received 22 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098953/HH
Pitched roofs to existing garage and rear extension and associated external alterations including relocation of entrance door and alterations to front following garage conversion together with widening of driveway to create additional parking and erection of 1.8 metre high timber fence to Southern boundary
1 Thornbury Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2PG
Received 22 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098952/HH
Porch to front, single storey rear extension together with associated external alterations including replacement windows.
8 The Hillock Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GW
Received 22 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098957/FULL
Refurbishment of shopfronts, including installation of new timber windows, new awnings and internal shutters, together with new level access
4 - 10 Charles Street Leigh WN7 1DB
Received 23 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098960/OUT
Outline application for the erection of a detached dwelling (All Matters Reserved)
Land Adjacent 31 Millers Lane Atherton Manchester M46 9BW
Received 23 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098959/HH
Single storey rear extension and installation of French doors in existing rear elevation
42 Mort Street Wigan WN6 7AU
Received 23 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098956/HH
Installation of a ground mounted air source heat pump at rear of property
37 Factory Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8GQ
Received 23 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098961/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions numbers 4 (Shopfront materials and finishes), 5 (Surface water and Drainage) and 6 (External Walls materials ) in respect of previously approved application A/24/98110/FULL
Mini Market 35 - 37 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1EL
Received 22 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098967/ADV
To display painted 'CIVIC' signage on two stair cores on the front elevation (Millgate), internally illuminated 'Capital & Centric' fascia sign, 6 non-illuminated projecting plaque signs with vinyl applied letters, internally illuminated cafe projecting sign, painted signage for storeroom and vinyl applied signage to refuse store
Civic Centre Millgate Wigan WN1 1AZ
Received 24 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098965/MAJOR
Erection of multi-generational childrens' nursery (Use Class E(f)) with associated access, parking, landscaping and works
Millenium Care Ltd Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XN
Received 24 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098970/CON
Condition Discharge Application to discharge condition numbers 5 (Water Framework Directive), 6 (Honksford Brook Bank Reprofiling) and 25 (Honskford Brook Buffer zone) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/94952/MAJOR
Land At Silk Mill Street Mosley Common Tyldesley
Received 24 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098962/NMAS
Non Material amendment application for previously approved application A/23/95089/RMMAJAmendment to the roofs of the approved Lawrence Brick house types, by amending from hipped roof to gable roof. The amendment is sought to Plots 23 and 37.
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 17 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098963/NLA
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR THE LAYOUT, APPEARANCE, SCALE AND LANDSCAPING OF A SECTION OF THE PROPOSED PARK AVENUE LINK ROAD BETWEEN THE A6 (BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF HULTON PARK REGISTERED PARK AND GARDEN (RPG)) AND PLATT LANE, PURSUANT TO HYBRID APPLICATION 12218/21
Land At And Adjacent Hulton Park Manchester Road Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1BH
Received 23 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098964/HH
Part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension with associated external alterations
251 Devonshire Road Atherton Manchester M46 9QB
Received 24 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098973/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 5 (Car Park) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 25 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098971/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge Condition No 25 (Method statement Invasive plants) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 25 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098972/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition no 3 (Materials) in respect of previously approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 25 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098968/NMAS
Non Material Amendment application for previously approved application : A/24/97356/VARAlteration to approved window specification, including material and colour, from Kloeber Flush Casement windows finished in RAL 1014 to uPVC mimic timber windows finished in Farrow & Ball Oxford Stone colour.
Plane Tree Farm Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EZ
Received 24 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098974/FULL
External alterations and repair works including repairs to cornice and paraphet, replacement and new timber windows, opaque glazing, replacement glazing, new entrance to front and retractable canopy
NatWest 65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 25 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098976/FULL
Change of use from bank (Use Class E(c)) to a caf�/bar (Use Class E(b)) at ground level and an 11 person, 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) at first and second floor together with associated external alterations including rooflights to sides, replacement timber and upvc windows, new timber and upvc window openings to front and sides, new door opening to side, 2 metre high wall with railings and bin store to side, timber screen cladding to rear/side of outdoor space, 0.9 metre high bollards and seating area to front and external fascia lighting
NatWest 65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 25 Apr 2025 - DecidedA/25/098982/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (EV Charging) in respect of application A/24/96672/FULL
HSS Hire Group Plc 33 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2PB
Received 28 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098977/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to the eaves 2.47metres and height to the ridge 3.53 metres
60 Willow Road Wigan WN6 8RD
Received 28 Apr 2025 - UnknownA/25/098979/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 person, 4 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) together with associated external alterations
6 Dean Crescent Orrell Wigan WN5 0HY
Received 28 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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