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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 dates
13,918Searchable applications
574Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,437 approved or refused records
1,116Refused applications

9,321 approved · 1,116 refused · 642 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. DecidedA/25/099342/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Landscape) in respect of application A/22/94882/MAJOR

    Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  2. DecidedA/25/099345/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.12 (Piling) in respect of approved application A/23/95356/MAJOR

    Land To The West Of Stothert Street Atherton

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  3. DecidedA/25/099346/FULL

    New shop front and awning together with external refurbishment

    117 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4ND

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  4. DecidedA/25/099347/HH

    Single-storey side and rear extension to provide ancillary living accommodation

    26 Cromford Drive Wigan WN5 8JU

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  5. DecidedA/25/099350/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97628/VARMAJ - Please see Covering Letter

    B & Q Mini Warehouse Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RD

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  6. UnknownA/25/099351/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/098317/HH Reduction in scale of approved garage

    3 Beechwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LZ

    Received 2 Jul 2025
  7. UnknownA/25/099352/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/96953/FULL

    Former Debenhams Store 39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  8. DecidedA/25/099354/HH

    Front extension to existing detached garage and associated external alterations

    76 Clapgate Lane Wigan WN3 6SH

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  9. DecidedA/25/099355/HH

    Single storey front and side

    215 Douglas Road Atherton Manchester M46 9FE

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  10. DecidedA/25/099356/FULL

    First floor extension over the whole of the existing building footprint to provide upgraded and additional ancillary facilities to the existing doctors surgery

    10 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HG

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  11. DecidedA/25/099358/HH

    Porch to front

    211 Hope Street Leigh WN7 1NR

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  12. DecidedA/25/099359/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Completion Statement Letter) and Condition No.9 Verification Report - Contamination) in respect of approved application A/23/95154/MAJOR

    Open Land South Of Greenough Independent Methodist Church Coop Street Wigan

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  13. DecidedA/25/099360/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to the eaves 2.80 metres and height to the top of the roof lantern 3.10 metres

    7 Langley Close Standish Wigan WN6 0LS

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  14. UnknownA/25/099361/PDMA

    Prior notification for the conversion of office (Use Class E) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

    36 Stanley Street Atherton Manchester M46 0AB

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  15. UnknownA/25/099362/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6 bed 6 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)

    111 Northumberland Street Wigan WN1 3PZ

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedA/25/099363/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension and a rear dormer

    181 Back Lane Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8RS

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedA/25/099365/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.25 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.29 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/23/96416/MAJOR

    Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  18. DecidedA/25/099366/ADV

    Internally halo illuminated fascia signs

    71 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NE

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  19. UnknownA/25/099367/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 5.86 metres, height to the eaves 2.35 metres and height to the ridge 3.9 metres

    49 Martland Crescent Wigan WN6 8QD

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  20. DecidedA/25/099368/HH

    Front and rear dormer extensions

    19 Cromford Drive Wigan WN5 8JU

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedA/25/099369/HH

    Single storey front extension with garage conversion and new pitched roof

    89 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HY

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  22. DecidedA/25/099370/HH

    Detached outbuilding forming garage and ancillary living accommodation to main dwelling

    59 School Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TE

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  23. DecidedA/25/099371/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.46 (Garden Validations for plots 85-91, 95-97 & 100-101) in respect of approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR

    Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedA/25/099372/FULL

    Construction of Padel tennis courts with means of enclosure, canopy, and associated service building

    Tennis Courts Robin Park Leisure Centre Loire Drive Newtown Wigan WN5 0UL

    Received 18 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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