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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates13,664Searchable applications
572Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,249 approved or refused records
1,111Refused applications
9,138 approved · 1,111 refused · 632 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- UnknownA/25/099107/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed dormer to the rear with a Juliette balcony
222 Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1DU
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099108/HH
Two storey front infill extension with alterations to roofline and render to match existing
202A Chaddock Lane Worsley Manchester M28 1DN
Received 28 May 2025 - UnknownA/25/099109/AG
Prior notification for two proposed buildings for the storage of machinery, equipment and produce to replace buildings lost due to residential housing approval (A/23/95156/MAJES), together with layout of concrete apron and rolled stone track
Platts Fold Farm Lower New Row Worsley Manchester M28 1BH
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099121/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (External Material Schedule), Condition No.4 (Window and Door Detail), Condition No.4 (Window and Rooflight Schedule), Condition No.5 (Stair Window Retention Method Statement) and Condition No.6 (Details of Internal feature retention) in respect of application A/23/95619/LB
1-7 Upper Dicconson Street And 29-33 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2AD
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099118/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (External Material), Condition No.4 (Window and Door Detail), Condition No.4 (Window and Rooflight Schedule), Condition No.5 (Stair Window Retention Method Statement), Condition No.6 (Details of Internal feature retention), Condition No.7 (Coal Mining), Condition No.9 (Birds Nest Survey), Condition No.10 (Landscaping and Ecology Details), Condition No.11 (Acoustic Ventilator Specifications), Condition No.12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.17 (Surface and Foul Water Drainage), Condition No.19 (New Build Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.21 (CT&EMP) and Condition No.22 (Archaeological Works) in respect of application A/23/95618/MAJOR
1-7 Upper Dicconson Street And 29-33 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2AD
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099134/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (Energy Reduction Measures) in respect of application A/22/94681/MAJOR
Development Land Phoenix Way Ince WN3 4NW
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099133/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (EV Charging), Condition No.10 (Cycle Storage), Condition No.19 (Levels), Condition No.20 (SuDS Maintenance and Management Plan) and Condition No.21 (Bin Stores) in respect of application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 28 May 2025 - UnknownA/25/099110/NLA
EXTENSION AND AMALGAMATION OF EXISTING FLOORSPACE AT 54, 55 & 56 THE LINKWAY TO CREATE A SINGLE CLASS E RETAIL UNIT WITH ANCILLARY CAFE, SUBSTATION, REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL PLANT EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH RELOCATION OF PEAK STORAGE FACILITIES, EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS
54, 55 And 56 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099115/FULL
Conversion of existing office building to a dwelling
25A Leader Street Wigan WN1 3JH
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099144/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition no 5 (Site Contamination) in respect of previously approved applications A/22/94836/FULL and A/24/97632/CON
106 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1DG
Received 29 May 2025 - UnknownA/25/099112/RET
Siting of a parcel locker's and 1 metre high bollards. Retrospective application
Marsh Green Library Harrow Road Wigan WN5 0QL
Received 29 May 2025 - UnknownA/25/099113/RET
Siting of a parcel locker. Retrospective application
Shevington Library Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HA
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099114/RET
Siting of a parcel locker. Retrospective application
380 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0QD
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099116/HH
Side extension projecting to rear following removal of existing garage and external alterations to front elevation
10 Knightscliffe Crescent Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8DX
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099122/FULL
4 Padel Tennis Court enclosures with canopy roofs and floodlights, along with siting of converted storage container providing reception/changing rooms and associated external works and landscaping
Laburnum Rovers Football Club Crilly Park Spa Road Atherton
Received 30 May 2025 - UnknownA/25/099124/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed garden room in rear garden
17 Grange Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AT
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099123/RET
Continued use of property as a children's care home (Class C2) for one child, incorporating minor material changes to the operational details of the use allowed under Lawful Development Certificate A/24/96709/LUCP (Retrospective application)
29 Rigley Potts Park Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4UN
Received 2 Jun 2025 - UnknownA/25/099111/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear extension
12 Greenland Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GF
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedA/25/099143/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition numbers 7 (Floor Levels), 9 (Landscaping), 11 (Materials), 16 (Biodiversity enhancement), 17 (Carbon reduction strategy) in respect of previously approved application A/24/97710/MAJOR.
Open Land South Of 12 Car Street Platt Bridge
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099127/HH
Replacement of existing timber windows and doors with uPVC
6 Spencer Road Wigan WN1 2PW
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099145/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Conditions No 5 (EVCP) and 10 (Car Parking) in respect of previously approved application A/21/90730/Major in regards to Plots 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 45-49 & 56 - 58 Inclusive.
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - UnknownA/25/099131/RET
Installation of an automated teller machine in front elevation (Retrospective application)
219 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AP
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099132/RADV
Installation of 1 illuminated logo panel and 1 illuminated top sign for ATM (Retrospective Application)
219 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AP
Received 2 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099128/HH
Increase in height to ridge height of existing roof with hip to gable alteration, dormer to rear and external alterations to side elevation windows
39 Blenheim Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9JP
Received 2 Jun 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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