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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 dates14,659Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,000 approved or refused records
1,133Refused applications
9,867 approved · 1,133 refused · 656 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredA/25/099891/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.6 (Mortar and Pointing Details), Condition No.10 (Drainage) and Condition No.11 (Drainage) in respect of approved application A/24/96773/LA
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 22 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099892/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.8 (Archaeology) in respect of approved application A/16/82492/OUTMES
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 22 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099893/FULL
Installation of a water filling station on existing car park
Norley Hall Cricket Club City Road Wigan WN5 0BA
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099894/HH
Single storey side extension following demolition of detached garage
7 Dunham Avenue Golborne Warrington WA3 3RA
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099896/HH
Part single/part two storey rear extension with Juliette balcony and external alterations, partial conversion of existing detached garage into annexe incidental to the main house with external alterations
222 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AF
Received 24 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099897/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.22 (Contamination) - Plots 73-112 at Barrowcroft, Bradley Lane, Standish in respect of approved application A/21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 24 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099898/PDQ
Prior notification to convert existing barn into 2 dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), with alterations to elevations
Morris Farm Bickershaw Lane Abram Wigan WN2 5TD
Received 23 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099899/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.37 metres, height to the eaves 2.95 metres and height to the ridge of 3.23 metres following alterations to car port and demolition of detached garage
35 Eccleston Street Wigan WN1 2AY
Received 24 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099900/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a projection of 4.95m, height to eaves 2.95m, height to ridge 3.23m
9 Ellwood Gardens Shevington Wigan WN6 8FP
Received 24 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099901/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) and Condition No.6 (Mortar and Pointing) in respect of approved application A/24/96774/LB
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 24 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099903/FULL
Erection of a replacement dwelling and new driveway following demolition of the existing dwelling
120 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1DG
Received 24 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099904/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension incorporating ramp and handrails
6 Silsbury Grove Standish Wigan WN6 0EY
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099906/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.8 (CEMP), Condition No.9 (Tree Protection), Condition No.40 (Affordable Housing Statement), Condition No.52 (Zero Carbon Statement) and Condition No.57 (Invasive Plant Species) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ in respect of Phase 1 only.
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099907/HH
Porch to front with render, first floor rear extension with render to ground floor side/rear elevations and external alterations
96 Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2SX
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099908/HH
Creation of raised upper garden with glass balustrade, render, timber walkway and timber structures. Part retrospective
7 Holton Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LZ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099909/WTTPO
T4 Horse Chestnut Fell
Street Record Ratcliffe Road Aspull
Received 27 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099911/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension
16 Lower Nook Meadow Lowton Warrington WA3 1FQ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099914/HH
First floor extension over garage and single storey extension to rear
9 Elsdon Drive Atherton Manchester M46 9GX
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099915/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.9 (Foul & Surface Water Drainage) in respect of approved application A/22/93496/MAJOR
Collier Brook Farm Bag Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0JY
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099919/FULL
Refurbishment of shop frontage including new pilasters, timber fascias and internal security shutters
87 - 89 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4ND
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099922/HH
Single storey rear extension with 2 no roof lanterns and render following demolition of rear extension
3 Woodhurst Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0RW
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099923/HH
Single storey side extensions, external alterations and render to front and side elevations
203 Church Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7ET
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099924/HH
Single storey annexe in rear garden incidental to the main house
22 Bakersfield Aspull Wigan WN2 1BU
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099925/WTTPO
G2 Oak, Holly, Lime and Hawthorn Crown lift and reduce to clear the dwelling house by no more than 3 metres
6 Hillbank Standish Wigan WN6 0BX
Received 22 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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