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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.
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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 dates14,605Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,964 approved or refused records
1,132Refused applications
9,832 approved · 1,132 refused · 656 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099825/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 6 bed, 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
105 Castle Hill Road Hindley Wigan WN2 4BN
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099826/FULL
Erection of new security fencing and gates with a staggered height of 2m-2.5m to the site's boundaries
98 Warrington Road Wigan WN5 9AL
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099827/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Habitat Management Monitoring Plan), Condition No.8 (Bat Boxes), Condition No.10 (Method Statement - hedgehogs and Badgers), Condition No.11 (Invasive Species Management Plan) and Informative No.3 (Biodiversity Gain Condition) in respect of approved application A/25/099216/LA
Moss Bank Court Faith Street Leigh
Received 3 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099828/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/098902/HH - To alter the roof profile over the single storey part of the house. The original planning approval is for a pitched roof, we would like to replace this with a hipped lean-to
4 Moreton Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LE
Received 6 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099829/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/098878/HH - a) Roof construction changed from parapet/warm to flat/warm and height reduced from 3000mm to 2800mm. I have also updated the drawing to reflect the changes required by building control. b) Bi-fold doors with more window sections (6 vs 4) in order to better match the existing windows and house aesthetics. c) Wall thickness increased from 300mm to 350mm. d) Roof lantern reduced from 4000mm x 2000mm to 3000mm x 1500mm. e) Bi-fold doors reduced from 4500mm x 2100mm to 4200mm x 2100mm
9 Hand Lane Leigh WN7 3LP
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099833/FULL
Conversion and extension of former Presbytery to create a Special Educational Needs School for up to 30 pupils (Clas F1), 2 detached classroom buildings, meeting pod, covered walkways, entrance canopy, substation, creation of car park with access from Larch Avenue, associated works including boundary treatments and outdoor areas for play and learning following demolition of garage and link walkway to existing church
St Cuthberts Presbytery Larch Avenue Wigan WN5 9QN
Received 14 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099836/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a total projection of 4m, height to eaves 2.67m and height to the ridge 3.53m
4 Avon Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HN
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099838/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore Crown thin by 20%
155 Astley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AG
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099839/MAJOR
Residential development of 65 dwellings with parking, landscaping and infrastructure works, internal access roads, public open space and other associated works
Land At Laburnum Avenue And Christopher Street Ince-in-Makerfield Wigan
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099840/LB
Listed building consent for the installation of mechanical winding gear on both bottom (tail) lock gates
Lock 11 Wigan Flight Leeds And Liverpool Canal Wigan
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099841/WTTPO
T4 Beech Crown reduction and spread by 4-5 metres
57 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SA
Received 15 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099842/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 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099844/FULL
Conversion of two vacant shop premises (Use Class E(a)), to provide two terraced dwellings (Use Class 3) with single storey rear extension to 55 High Street, associated amenity/garden space, together with external alterations including new windows and doors to the front and rear elevations
55 & 57 High Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3BJ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099846/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.3 (Archaeological Works - Parts 1 and 2) and to FULLY DISCHARGE Condition No.4 (Demolition Traffic, Noise, Dust and Vibration) and Condition No.5 (Salvage Strategy) in respect of approved application A/23/95977/LB
Eckersley Mill 2 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 15 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099848/HH
Single storey extension to rear of existing garage
33 Stewart Road Wigan WN3 5JW
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099849/HH
Single storey extension to side, first floor to rear with external alterations
453 Bolton Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8TJ
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099850/FULL
External alterations to provide new windows and door openings to the front and rear elevations, including basement level and new door in gable outrigger
48 - 50 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AT
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099851/HH
Incorporation of first floor above the bungalow, with two-storey to rear following demolition of conservatory. And a single storey extension to the rear.
44 Wateredge Close Leigh WN7 3UP
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099852/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a total projection of 4m, height to lower eaves 2.70m and maximum height 3m
36 Stanley Street Atherton Manchester M46 0AB
Received 15 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099853/PDMA
Prior notification for the change of use of first and second floors (Class E) to 3 studio apartments, 2 at first floor and the 3rd studio at second floor level (Class C3)
48 - 50 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AT
Received 15 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099854/HH
Single storey side extension together with external alterations following demolition of side extension
10 Blackmoor Avenue Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NT
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099855/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.6 (CEMP) and Condition No.26 (LEMP and BMP) and to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.30 (Contamination - Demolition of Mill 2 and Swan Meadow Estate) in respect of approved application A/23/95983/MAJES
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099856/FULL
Change of use of first floor from Class E(g)(i) to residential Class C3(a)
T & ME Walsh Funeral Services 46 - 48 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0HS
Received 16 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099857/MAJOR
Erection of 41 dwellings with associated parking and landscaping together with public open space, new pedestrian link to public right of way and formation of a new access from Barn lane.
Land At Bank Heath Barn Lane Golborne
Received 17 Oct 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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