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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 dates14,832Searchable applications
583Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,119 approved or refused records
1,135Refused applications
9,984 approved · 1,135 refused · 664 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/100073/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a projection of 6 metres and overall height to top of roof light 3.15m
9 Bullcroft Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7ND
Received 25 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100074/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey storeroom extension
Golborne Community Primary School Talbot Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3NN
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100075/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition 19 (Drainage and Levels) in respect of approved application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100076/WTTCA
T1 - Willow spp. Fell to ground level due to significant structural failure of main stem.
10 Coops Buildings Manor Street Wigan WN1 1HS
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100077/HH
Single storey extension and open porch to front, single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension together with garage conversion, external alterations, rooflights to front and rear and partial render to front and rear elevations
39 Pine View Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DF
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100078/FULL
Change of use from single dwelling (use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2) together with handrail and gate to front and rear at basement level
45 Platt Fold Street Leigh WN7 1JH
Received 26 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100080/AG
Prior notification for an extension to an agricultural building
Worthingtons Farm Pennington Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1ND
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100081/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.25 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.29 e (Verification Report) in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100082/WTTPO
T1 - Willow - Pollard tree at 8mT2 - Willow - Pollard tree at 8mT3 - Willow - Pollard tree at 8mT4 - Willow - Pollard tree at 8mT5 -Cherry - Crown reduce by 3m and crown lift to 5mT6 - Willow - Willow - Pollard tree at 8mT7 - Laburnum - Crown lift to 5mT8 - Willow - Pollard tree at 8m
Travis Perkins York Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9DS
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100083/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 Opposite 97 Greenwood Avenue Wigan
Received 27 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100084/TCSO
Prior notification for the 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 Manchester Road Adj 5 Parkdale Tyldesley
Received 27 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100085/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension and alteration to side following demolition of existing conservatory
14 Pickley Court Leigh WN7 5HL
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100087/CON
Condition Discharge application to DISCHARGE Condition No.15 (Windows and Doors), Condition No.16 (Roof), Condition No.17 (Removal of Render), Condition No.18 (Gutters and Rainwater Goods), Condition No.31 (Defective Brickwork) and Condition No.32 (Brick Recess) in respect of approved application A/23/96128/VARMAJ
Garrett Hall Farm Garrett Hall Gardens Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EY
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100088/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 2 (plans) on previously approved A/23/96128/VARMAJ to allow development to be built in accordance with amended plans including amendments to specified materials, areas of proposed re-building, alterations to proposed fenestration and internal layout
Garrett Hall Farm Garrett Hall Gardens Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EY
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100089/WTTPO
T1 Oak Crown lift by 2 metres and remove deadwood
1 Rectory Farm Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XD
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100090/WTTPO
T1 Oak Crown lift by 5 metres and crown thin by 10 to 15 percent
423 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1NZ
Received 28 Nov 2025 - UnknownA/25/100092/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
81 Albert Street Wigan WN5 9DR
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100093/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class 4) together with single storey rear extension
24 Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0FA
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100094/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful development for proposed change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for one child (Use Class C2)
189 Sale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PG
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100095/WTTPO
T1 Ash 4 metre crown reduction, remove x2 lowest lateral branches.T2 Sycamore 4 metre crown reduction , prune back lateral branches by 2mtr.T3 Sycamore Fell to ground level, large wound at 2ftT4 Sycamore Prune back lateral branches to the nearest growth point to the limit of 2 metres which overhanging garage and crown reduce by 2 metresT5 Sycamore Reduce crown by 4 metres and remove deadwoodT6 Sycamore Reduce crown by 4 metres and remove deadwood
Whitegates 14 Haigh Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1LB
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100096/HH
Single storey front extension and render to all elevations following demolition of porch together with erection of 1.8m high concrete post and timber panel fence and gates
430 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TL
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100097/NLA
Application submitted under Section 73 to amend the approved drawings, remove conditions 26 and 28 and vary conditions 2, 12, 15, 27, 33 & 39 of planning permission P/2024/0045/FUL relating to the construction of new employment units for flexible use across Classes E (g) (iii), B2 and B8, with ancillary offices, car parking, service yards, infrastructure, landscaping, ancillary structures and associated works plus the provision of access to the site from Millfield Lane and Liverpool Road. For: Section 73 - Removal/Variation of Condition
Land To The West Of Millfield Lane And South Of Liverpool Road Haydock St Helens
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100098/FULL
Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's residential home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2)
21 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JW
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedA/25/100099/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plans) of planning permission A/25/098974/FULL - to substitute approved drawings with amended to reflect elevation changes
65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 28 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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