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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 dates15,347Searchable applications
600Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,502 approved or refused records
1,141Refused applications
10,361 approved · 1,141 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100314/WTTPO
T4 Sycamore - Request to crown lift client side by up to 5m, lateral reduction of lowest hanging branches by no more than 1m where appropriate.
463 Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 1PB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100315/HH
Pitched roof to front over garage and porch
38 Walter Scott Avenue Wigan WN1 2RH
Received 15 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100316/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (Environmental Validation Report) in respect of approved application A/21/92284/FULL
Former Best Friends Private Day Nursery Best Friends Nursery St Johns Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AR
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100317/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Drainage), Condition No.4 (Finished Floor Level), Condition No.5 (Materials), Condition No.11 (Landscaping), Condition No.17 (Contamination), Condition No.19 (Groundwater), Condition No.20 (Boreholes), Condition No.23 (Contamination), Condition No.26 (CEMP) and Condition No.31 (Amphibians and Mammals) in respect of approved application A/25/098750/MAJOR
Vacant Land Water Street Atherton
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100318/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Materials, Colour and Finish) in respect of approved application A/25/098974/FULL
NatWest 65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100319/HH
Single storey wrap around extension to side and rear
46 Beech Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3DE
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100320/HH
New roof to existing porch and garage with 2.4 metre high fence to rear, roof lights to rear and external alterations to fenestration
20 Fairholme Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8LL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100321/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for rooflights to front and dormer to rear.
288 Leigh Road Atherton Manchester M46 0PN
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100323/HH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
288 Leigh Road Atherton Manchester M46 0PN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100324/HH
Single storey side extension
27 Harrington Park Shevington Wigan WN6 8GD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100325/WTTPO
T1 - Oak Reduce canopy up to 2.5 metres from branch tips. Southern side of canopy is heavy tree works to balance canopy and also to remove lateral branches growing over new buildingT2 - Sycamore Tree reduce canopy by 1-2 metres and to crown lift branches by 2 meter away from buildingG1 Group of tree on the left hand side of the car park to be cut back to boundary from the start of the car park to the end club house
Standish Cricket Club Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TX
Received 18 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100327/FULL
Partial change of use of unit (Use Class B2) to use as a dog grooming salon (Sui Generis)
Unit 4 Automation House Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2AP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100329/HH
Dormer to rear with window in gable elevation
1 Exeter Drive Aspull Wigan WN2 1XD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100330/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Proposed Boundary Brick Walls) in respect of approved application A/24/97732/MAJOR
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 19 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100331/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Tree protection) and Condition No.5 (Commencement of Works) in respect of approved application A/25/099627/HH
37 Liverpool Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LX
Received 13 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100332/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for the proposed use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a childrens care home for up to 3 children (Use Class C2)
49 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100333/FULL
Erection of a coffee shop drive-thru unit (Sui Generis) with associated landscaping, supporting infrastructure and engineering works
Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100335/HH
Two storey and first floor extension to rear with Juliette balcony following demolition of conservatory
68 Moss Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7BT
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100336/FULL
Change of use of residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2) for up to two young people (Aged 7-18 inclusive) with 24 hour care
189 Sale Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PG
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100337/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/93526/LA - Inclusion of metal bin store to provide safe/lockable storage for 240Lt waste bins
Haigh Woodland Park Lodge And Gates Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 16 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100338/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed porch to front and single storey side extension
26 Cotswold Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HW
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100339/HH
Open timber gazebo in rear garden
103 Hartley Green Gardens Billinge Wigan WN5 7GB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100340/FULL
Installation of a Motor Control Kiosk (MCC).
United Utilities Lightshaw Water Treatment Works Lowton Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3EN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100341/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition No.5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), Condition No.10 (Precautionary Working Methods), Condition No.11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and Condition No.28 (Water Main Infrastructure) in respect of approved application A/25/099380/MAJOR
Open Land South Of B And Q Frith Street Wigan
Received 20 Jan 2026
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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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