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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 dates
15,276Searchable applications
599Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,450 approved or refused records
1,141Refused applications

10,309 approved · 1,141 refused · 678 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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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

  1. DecidedA/26/100287/WTTPO

    T16 Norway Maple Reduce canopy by 2 metres

    5 The Limes Standish Wigan WN6 0BJ

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  2. DecidedA/26/100288/PDE

    Single storey rear extension projecting 3.37 metres, height to the eaves 2.55 metres and height to the ridge 3.5 metres

    107 Brook Lane Orrell Wigan WN5 8JE

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  3. DecidedA/26/100289/HH

    Canopy to front, part single, part two storey extension to rear with external alterations to fenestration

    43 Langdale Avenue Wigan WN1 2HT

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  4. DecidedA/26/100290/HH

    Single storey extensions to side and rear following demolition of conservatory and an increase in height of the easterly boundary wall to 1.57 metres

    2 Debdale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FL

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  5. DecidedA/26/100291/HH

    Part two storey, part single storey extension to side and rear together with render to front and side

    25 Chandler Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2LR

    Received 9 Jan 2026
  6. DecidedA/26/100292/HH

    Two storey, first floor and single storey rear extension and porch to front together with obscurely glazed first floor window to side

    12 Ullswater Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AQ

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  7. DecidedA/26/100293/HH

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory

    93 Melrose Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EG

    Received 11 Jan 2026
  8. RegisteredA/26/100294/FULL

    Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for one child (Use Class C2)

    12 Westbourne Avenue Leigh WN7 5QR

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  9. DecidedA/26/100295/FULL

    Change of use from a domestic dwelling to mixed use as a dwelling house (Use Class C3) and medical aesthetics business (Use Class E(e))

    Farrars Farm Winstanley Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XE

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  10. DecidedA/26/100296/WTTCA

    T1 Ash Dead - Fell

    Car Park B Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  11. UnknownA/26/100298/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/96953/FULL relating to external elevations.

    Former Debenhams Store 39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  12. UnknownA/26/100299/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/96953/FULL - Amendment to Condition No.5

    Former Debenhams Store 39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  13. DecidedA/26/100300/CON

    Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.25 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.29e (Verification Report) in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ

    Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  14. RegisteredA/26/100301/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.12 (CEMP), Condition No.17 (Contamination) and Condition No.19 (Gas Migration) in respect of approved application A/25/099380/MAJOR

    Land To The East Of Frith Street Wigan WN5 0UW

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  15. DecidedA/26/100302/FULL

    Change of use from an office (Use Class E) to provision of education (Use Class F1)

    22 Walmesley Road Leigh WN7 1YE

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  16. Awaiting decisionA/26/100304/FULL

    Change of use from vehicle breakers yard (sui generis use) to gym (Use Class E(d)) together with extension of existing upper floor and installation of mezzanine level (retrospective)

    Douglas Valley Breakers Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YR

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  17. DecidedA/26/100305/WTTPO

    Tree 1 Copper Beech. Crown raise it by no more than 2 m all the way round. The Trees height is around 13 m and the diameter is again 13 m which would leave an all round crown of 11 m.

    97 Haigh Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1RN

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  18. DecidedA/26/100306/WTTPO

    Tree 1 Cherry Crown thin by no more than 20% and crown raise to 2 metres.

    291 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2AB

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  19. UnknownA/26/100308/LUCE

    Certificate of lawful development for a single storey side extension

    4 Parr Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8LA

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  20. DecidedA/26/100309/HH

    Part single storey part two storey side extension together with alterations to fenestrations

    54 Everest Road Atherton Manchester M46 9WT

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  21. UnknownA/26/100310/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension

    49 Moorgate Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7UA

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  22. UnknownA/26/100311/LUCP

    Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory

    23 Alderton Drive Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LG

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  23. RegisteredA/26/100312/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.8 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Plan), Condition No.16 (Building Control Submission) and Statutory Biodiversity Gains Conditions under item 4 of the informative section on the decision notice in respect of approved application A/25/098597/FULL

    Land At Briar Grove Briar Grove Leigh

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  24. DecidedA/26/100313/HH

    Single storey side and rear extension

    22 Kenhall Road Leigh WN7 2LR

    Received 15 Jan 2026

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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.

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