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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 dates13,867Searchable applications
573Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,397 approved or refused records
1,114Refused applications
9,283 approved · 1,114 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099300/FULL
Replacement of existing lightweight cladding panels and balcony timber boards with non-combustible alternatives
Wharfside Heritage Way Wigan
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099301/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials of External Walls and Roof) and Condition No.4 (Detailed Elevations and Cross Sections of Proposed Windows and Doors within the Extension) in respect of approved application A/25/098575/HH
2 Sicklefield House Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099302/HH
Single storey rear extension and external alterations
4 Chalfont Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PU
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099303/HH
Two storey side extension and pitched roof over existing single storey to rear and associated external alterations following removal of existing garage
1 Merton Road Wigan WN3 6AQ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099304/HH
Two storey side extension, hip to gable roof alteration and dormer to rear following demolition of garage
7 Toulston Road Wigan WN6 7EX
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decisionA/25/099306/MAJOR
Single storey stand-alone teaching block with photovoltaic roof array and new multi-use games area together with associated landscaping and boundary treatments
Wood Fold Primary School Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TS
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099313/FULL
Installation of new ATM machine to existing shopfront
Nationwide Unit 23A Spinning Gate Leigh WN7 4PG
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099314/ADV
To display ATM advertisement
Nationwide Unit 23A Spinning Gate Leigh WN7 4PG
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099316/HH
Dormer and first floor extension to front
5 Durham Street Wigan WN1 3YN
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099317/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Drainage) in respect of approved application A/16/82492/OUTMES
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099319/OUT
Outline application for a residential development of 3 dwellinghouses. All matters reserved
Public Open Space Middlecot Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8SW
Received 10 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099320/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed detached double garage in rear garden
19 Gidlow Avenue Wigan WN6 7PF
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099321/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (scheme for relocation of reconstructed hypocaust) in respect of approved application A/24/96953/FULL
39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099322/LB
Listed building consent for repairs and maintenance to roofs, timber windows, timber doors, new painted doors and frames to rear, replacement CCTV cameras and external lighting, internal remodelling including removal of existing stud walls and installation of new stud walls and installation of suspended grid ceilings and minor works to external fabric of building to rear elevations to create service penetrations including roof mounted cowl and louvre
17 - 21 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 1RG
Received 11 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099324/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use from dwellinghouse C3 to C4 house in multiple occupation for a maximum of 4 people
594 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6QQ
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099325/FULL
Change of use of ground floor from hot food take away to restaurant
47 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HA
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099326/HH
Permanent vehicular footpath crossing to front
324 Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4XW
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099327/HH
Single storey rear extension, new bay window at lower ground floor level and rebuild at first and second floor levels together with external alterations including replacement and additional windows and render to front
288 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 14 Jul 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099328/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.6 (Highways, Cycleways, Driveways and Drainage), Condition No.13 (CT&EMP), Condition No.15 (Drainage), Condition No.18 (CEMP), Condition No.22 (Ground Levels, Surfacing Materials, Lighting and Surface Water Drainage), and to Fully Discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Design and Finish of Retaining Walls), Condition No.11 (Landscaping) and Condition No.16 (Flooding) in respect of approved application A/24/098254/VARMAJ
97 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DW
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099329/HH
Erection of 2 metre high boundary fence, wall and gates to front and side
6 Stone Cross Lane North Lowton Warrington WA3 2SB
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099297/HH
Detached garage to front/side
Sefton Farm Sefton Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8UP
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099330/HH
Part single storey part two storey side extension
54 Everest Road Atherton Manchester M46 9WT
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099332/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Landscaping) and Condition No.6 (EV Charging) in respect of approved application A/23/96412/FULL
Civic Centre Millgate Wigan WN1 1AZ
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099335/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.4 (Updated Site Contamination Investigation - Verification Reports) and to Fully Discharge Condition No.14 (Cycle Stores) in respect of approved application A/21/91693/MAJOR
Former Beer Garden Of The Old Springs Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JJ
Received 14 Jul 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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