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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 dates13,758Searchable applications
573Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,318 approved or refused records
1,114Refused applications
9,204 approved · 1,114 refused · 635 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099189/HH
Two storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear, extension and rooflights to front porch canopy and extension to existing driveway to front
127 Almond Green Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0ZT
Received 13 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099192/HH
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
19 Petrel Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TD
Received 13 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099193/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear
3 Hawthorn Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PW
Received 16 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099194/CU
Change of use from a single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens home for up to 2 children under 18 yrs old (Use Class C2)
94 Shuttle Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AN
Received 15 Jun 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099218/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge condition numbers : 5 (CEMP), 9 (ECMP), 12 (Public Open spaces), 13 (Ecology Management Plan), 24 (Footpath materials), 27 (Landscape Management), 37 (Carr Brook Buffer), 38 (Bird, Bat, Owl Boxes) and 43 (Badger Scoping) in respect of previously approved application : A/23/95513/MAJOR
Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AX
Received 16 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099203/HH
Single storey rear extension
65 Chestnut Drive South Leigh WN7 3JX
Received 16 Jun 2025 - UnknownA/25/099204/LUCP
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension with alteration to rear ground floor window opening to door following demolition of existing extension to rear
434 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0QD
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099205/HH
Two storey side extension
59 Angus Avenue Leigh WN7 5DJ
Received 16 Jun 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099230/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 3 (Materials), Condition No.6 (Landscaping and Ecological Management Plan), Condition No.8 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage Scheme), Condition No.9 (Sustainable Drainage Management & Maintenance Plan), Condition No.11 (Risk Associated with Contamination) and Condition No.12 (Gas Migration Measures), in respect of approved application A/23/95817/MAJOR
Polyfab Coatings And Systems Ltd Makerfield Way Ince Wigan WN2 2PR
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099208/MAJOR
To erect detached temporary warehouse building to existing service yard. Retrospective application
XPO Logistics Leigh Site A Green Fold Way Leigh WN7 3XJ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099211/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 6 (Site contamination part 3 - Validation and Completion Report) in respect of previously approved application A/23/96500/LA
Elizabethan Court Garage Court Tyldesley
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099210/CON
Condition discharge application to discharge Condition No 10 ( Drainage Management and Maintenance) in respect of previously approved application: A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099209/HH
Formation of new roof resulting in an increased roof height together with front and rear dormers and side extension, together with associated external alterations
2 Cambrian Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DS
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099217/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge conditions 4 (Shopfront Detail) and 5 ( Roller Shutter) in respect of previously approved application: A/24/98237/FULL
Ashton Pound Plus Limited 38 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AE
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099212/HH
Single storey rear extension and new pitched roof over existing flat roof side extension following the demolition of an existing conservatory to rear
420 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1JE
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099213/FULL
Installation of louvres to side elevation
36 Mesnes Road Wigan WN1 2DA
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099214/HH
Two storey side extension
58 Wotton Drive Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8XR
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099216/LA
Works to existing sheltered housing development to include two storey and single storey extensions, external alterations, roof alterations, new windows, solar PV panels to roof and alterations to car parking, together with associated landscaping
Moss Bank Court Faith Street Leigh Wigan WN7 4XQ
Received 18 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099222/FULL
Single storey extension to rear of property to allow for larger storage area along with new pitched roof to replace the old flat roof
37 - 39 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0JH
Received 19 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099221/EIASCR
EIA Screening opinion for residential development of approximately 90 dwellings
Development Land North Of Fairhurst Lane (West Of Rowton Rise) Standish
Received 13 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099225/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge condition numbers 3 (Materials) and 4 (Shop front details) in respect of previously approved application : A/24/98152/FULL
Ashton Thai Spa 73 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 19 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099226/HH
Installation of rear dormer and rooflights to front and rear
23 Oakwood Avenue Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9NT
Received 20 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099227/HH
Porch to front
3 Pendlebury Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LT
Received 22 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099246/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Drawings and Materials to upper floor windows) and Condition No.4 (External Materials to shop front) in respect of approved application A/24/98153/FULL
Hel's Kitchen 43 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 23 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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