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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 dates14,714Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,035 approved or refused records
1,133Refused applications
9,902 approved · 1,133 refused · 661 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/25/099959/FULL
Change of use from commercial unit (Use Class E) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Use Class Sui Generis) with associated dining in facilities at first floor and installation of extraction flue to rear. Part retrospective
13 Castle Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FP
Received 3 Nov 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099960/MAJOR
Construction of 3 Padel tennis courts with means of enclosure, canopy and floodlighting
Wigan Sports Club Bull Hey Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RU
Received 4 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099961/HH
Single storey side/rear extension
318 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0QH
Received 4 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/099962/HH
Erection of 1.95m high brick and metal railing boundary wall and gates following removal of dwarf wall and gates (Retrospective application)
176 Church Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FS
Received 4 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099963/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.7 (Window Frames) - To submit the new window design - in respect of approved application A/24/97222/CU
590 - 592 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3UJ
Received 5 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099964/HH
To convert detached garage into living accommodation, providing an annexe incidental to the main use of 6 Hawkworth with a single storey rear extension, canopy to side.
6 Hawkworth Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DP
Received 5 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099965/HH
Single storey side/rear extension together with external alterations
32 Salesbury Way Wigan WN3 5QQ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/099966/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.47 metres, height to the eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge 3.8 metres
59 Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XE
Received 4 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099967/HH
Creation of first floor terrace with glass screening and link bridge to provide access to raised garden, together with alteration to rear elevation of dwellinghouse to include replacement of window with door
3 Lakeside Cottages Standish Wigan WN1 2UU
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099968/HH
Single storey rear extension together with external alterations
9 Petworth Avenue Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JG
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099969/LB
Listed building consent for the erection of new dwellinghouse with associated landscaping and new garden wall and gates, following demolition of existing ancillary storage building and removal of storage containers
Hawkhurst Farm East Lancashire Road Glazebury Warrington WA3 5QE
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099971/FULL
Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a 5 person, 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4). Retrospective application
3 Kimberley Street Wigan WN6 7AJ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099972/FULL
Part demolition of boundary wall and make good ends of the wall
Roman Catholic Church Of St Oswald And St Edmund Arrowsmith Liverpool Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099973/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.11 (Ground Gas) in respect of approved application A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099975/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.2 (Plans), Condition No.3 (Materials) and Condition No.4 (Shop Front Details) in respect of approved application A/24/97428/FULL
77 Bradshawgate Leigh
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099976/HH
First floor rear extension together with external alterations
17 Silverdale Wigan WN1 2DY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099977/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No7 Coal Mining) in respect of approved application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 7 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099978/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed change of use from an existing storage area associated with an existing Class E unit to a new studio apartment (Use Class C3) with associated external alterations
290 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA
Received 7 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099979/MAJOR
Construction of extension to existing cafe building and relocation of existing modular unit, together with extension to decking area
The Hide Coffee House And Visitor Centre Pennington Flash Nature Reserve St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3PA
Received 7 Nov 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099980/FULL
Conversion of existing shops (Use Class E(a) to 3 two storey apartments (Use Class C3), with external alterations to fenestration and render thereto
172 Manchester Road Ince Wigan WN2 2EA
Received 10 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/099981/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
East Side Of Car Park At End Of Thompson Street Wigan
Received 10 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/099982/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Grass Verge Adjacent To Swift Street Wigan
Received 10 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099984/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.3 (Finishes) in respect of Approved on Appeal application 25/00032/REF regarding Refused application A/23/96541/MAJOR
Land To Rear Of And 71 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 10 Nov 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099985/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.7 (Invasive Weed Management) in respect of Approved on Appeal application 25/00032/REF regarding Refused application A/23/96541/MAJOR
Land To Rear Of And 71 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 10 Nov 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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