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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 dates15,408Searchable applications
600Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,547 approved or refused records
1,143Refused applications
10,404 approved · 1,143 refused · 686 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100342/HH
Raise in roof height and hip to gable alteration to create rooms in roof space, canopy to front, roof lights to front, dormer windows to rear, render to front and rear and external alterations to fenestration
299 Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QE
Received 20 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100343/DEM
Prior notification for the partial demolition of existing buildings and associated structures to the east and northeastern section of the site and within the perimeter envelope of the existing building, including the stripping out, demolition and removal of ancillary plant and equipment, existing roof and wall cladding and internal structures for new refurbishment works
Bakkavor Dobson Park Industrial Estate Dobson Park Way Ince Wigan WN2 2DX
Received 21 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100334/HAA
Additional storey to the principal roof of an existing detached bungalow, increasing height to 7.28m
20 Brownlow Lane Billinge Wigan WN5 7EY
Received 21 Jan 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100345/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Removal of Render), Condition 4 (Elevational and Sectional Drawings) and Condition No.5 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/25/098994/FULL
97 And 99 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4ND
Received 21 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100346/PDQ
Prior notification for change of use of two agricultural buildings to residential dwelling houses, with alterations to external elevations including partial demolition, reduction in height of building, new window and door openings, cladding to all elevations and roof panels
Martland Mill Farm Martland Mill Lane Wigan WN5 0LZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100347/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the top of the roof 2.65 metres
50 Clapgate Lane Wigan WN3 6RW
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100349/HH
Single storey wrap around extension to side and rear
23 Hayman Avenue Leigh WN7 3UF
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100351/HH
Single storey rear extension with render to match existing
4 Murray Street Atherton Manchester M46 0BH
Received 23 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100353/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2)
2 Pickthorn Close Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3UW
Received 25 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100354/HH
Open porch to front, single storey front extension, single storey side extension, render to all elevations and external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage
17 Thames Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8NS
Received 25 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100355/HH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
4 Heath Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1JA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100358/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.45 (Soil Validations for Plots 23-24) in respect of approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR
Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100359/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.46 (Soil Certs for plots 64-66) in respect of approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR
Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100361/HH
Two storey side extension with dormer to front, single storey extension to rear with extension to existing dormer to rear
55 Dereham Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100363/TCSO
Prior notification for a 4 metre extension to the existing sub tower, removal and replacement of 6 existing antennas with 6 proposed antennas to be installed on proposed headframe, top of structure to increase in height from 18.09 metres to 19.20 metres and internal upgrades to the existing equipment cabin and ancillary development thereto
Telephone Exchange Brindley Street Wigan WN5 8ET
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100364/HH
Single storey to side with pitched roof over existing garage and canopy to front along with garage conversion to habitable room
20 Kirkham Road Leigh WN7 3UQ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100365/FULL
Change of use from a single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens home for one child (Use Class C2)
1 Longshaw Old Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7JJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100367/HH
Single storey to the front to facilitate conversion of garage to habitable room
41 Cherington Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100368/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore Crown reduction of 2.5 metres and deadwoodT2 Oak Crown reduction of 2.5 metres and deadwood
36 Langford Drive Leigh WN7 3LE
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100369/HH
Porch to front, first floor extension to side, single storey extension to rear and roof light to existing side extension with external alterations to fenestration
3 Greenways Standish Wigan WN6 0AF
Received 28 Jan 2026 - UnknownA/26/100370/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed canopy to front, alterations to ground floor front fenestration, single storey side extension and two storey rear extension with Juliette balconies, following demolition of conservatory
Vauses Farm 75 Wigan Road Shevington Wigan WN6 8PY
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100371/HH
Single storey extension to rear, dormer to rear, roof lights to front and rear, additional window at 2nd floor to side and extension and alterations to existing driveway following alterations of wall to front
11 Monument Road Wigan WN1 2LS
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100372/HH
Erection of detached Granny Annexe in rear garden incidental to existing house following demolition of garage and shed
16 Clough Grove Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0LP
Received 28 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/26/100373/HH
Two storey extension to side with dormer to rear
124 Liverpool Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LX
Received 28 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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