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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 dates14,749Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,066 approved or refused records
1,133Refused applications
9,933 approved · 1,133 refused · 661 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099986/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.14 (Solar Panels) 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/25/099987/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.16 (Drainage) 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/25/099988/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.11 (Surface Water) and Condition No.12 (FFLs) 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 - DecidedA/25/099989/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition no.12 (Bat Roosting) in respect of approved application A/24/96773/LA
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh
Received 10 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099990/WTTCA
T1 Cherry, T2 Lime, T3 Lime, T4 Horst Chestnut, T5 Lime, T6 LimeT7 Horse Chestnut, T8 Sycamore, T9 SycamoreCrown lifting and reduction to meet highway regulations. Removal of dead branches greater than 50mm. Clearance of highway street lamps. Reduce lateral branches overhanging highway by approx. 3 m to minimise risk of failure
St Michaels And All Angels Church Of England Leigh Road Atherton
Received 5 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/099991/WTTPO
T2 Ash Fell or crown reduce by 3 metres and crown thin by 10 percent
3 Firs Park Crescent Aspull Wigan WN2 2SJ
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099992/WTTPO
T19 Beech Crown reduction by 2 metres. T22 Purple Crab Crown reduction by 1 metre and remove one branch overhanging pavement
14 Springpool Billinge Wigan WN3 6DE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099993/WTTPO
T1 to T5 Oak Reduce overhanging branches back from property by up to 2 metres
16 Hazelfield Gardens Lowton Warrington WA3 2UL
Received 10 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099994/FULL
Erection of two terraced dwellinghouses following demolition of existing car repair shop
41 - 43 Tunstall Lane Wigan WN5 9HB
Received 10 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099997/HH
Single storey to the side and to the rear and raised balcony with 1.8m high screen to rear, along with a canopy to the front
200 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3UB
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/099999/FULL
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to accommodate 4 occupants
21 Swan Meadow Road Wigan WN3 5BJ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100000/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.4 (Heritage Statement), Condition No.6 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment), Condition No.7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), Condition No.14 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition No.15 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), Condition No.20 (Ecological Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.26 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and Informative No.3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) in respect of approved application A/25/098464/MAJOR
Abbey Lakes Hall Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100001/WTTPO
T1 Maple Crown Thin- Removing selected branches in the upper canopy to reduce current density by up to 20% use thinning process to achieve height and spread reduction of up to .5m
2 Hudson Grove Lowton Warrington WA3 2LJ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100003/HH
Single storey side extension, canopy to front, part two storey/part single storey rear extension together with external alterations
91 Swinley Road Wigan WN1 2DJ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100004/FULL
Change of use of land to be incorporated into garden area together with extension to porch to front, two storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear, 0.9 to 1.8 metre high boundary fencing to side and creation of driveway to side
96 Baker Street Wigan WN3 5HQ
Received 12 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100005/PDMA
Prior notification for the proposed conversion of upper floor from office (Use Class E) to a 1 bed apartment (Use Class C3)
First Floor 25 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0JH
Received 11 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100006/HH
First floor to side and rear extension
85 Severn Drive Wigan WN5 9NE
Received 12 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100007/FULL
Change of use from a 2 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a 3 bed HMO for 3 occupants (Use Class C4)
72 Tunstall Lane Wigan WN5 9HP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100008/HH
Two storey side extension
8 The Coverts Wigan WN6 7SL
Received 12 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100010/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.3 (CEMP), Condition No.4 (Drainage), Condition No.7 (CT&EMP), Condition No.8 (Noise), Condition No.9 (Trees), Condition No.13 (External Materials, Colours and Finishes), Condition No.14 (Vehicle Height Barrier), Condition No.15 (Sub-Station), Condition No.16 (Cycle Shelter) and Condition No.21 (Travel Plan) in respect of approved application A/25/098945/MAJOR
South Side Of Guided Busway Astley Street Tyldesley
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100012/FULL
Erection of 2 livery stable blocks, one hay barn and formation of new hard standing (retrospective application)
Land To The South Of Waterworks Farm Adjacent To Red Rock Lane Haigh
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100013/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/25/099373/HH
25 Coniston Avenue Wigan WN1 2EY
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100014/HH
Two storey side extension, canopy to front, external alterations along with render to front elevation following demolition of porch and attached garage
9 Hayman Avenue Leigh WN7 3UF
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100015/HH
Residential extensions; To extend both dwellinghouses single storey to the rear together and part single/part two storey side/rear extension and porch to front of 47 Vicarage Road
45 & 47 Vicarage Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AX
Received 14 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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