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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 dates14,044Searchable applications
577Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,538 approved or refused records
1,118Refused applications
9,420 approved · 1,118 refused · 643 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099437/PIP
Permission in principle for residential development of 2 to 3 houses on land to be severed from 2 Norley Hall Avenue
2 Norley Hall Avenue Wigan WN5 9TG
Received 31 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099438/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a property as a 6 bed House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
The Old Surgery Kinnaird House Curtis Street Wigan WN5 9LB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099439/FULL
Shop frontage facade upgrades including new upper floor windows and rendering
63 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099440/FULL
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom, 6 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with installation of rear dormer, 2 rooflights to front and associated external alterations
137 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EF
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099441/HH
Single storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory
91 Melrose Drive Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EG
Received 2 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099442/HH
Single storey rear extension, rear dormer with Juliette balcony together with external alterations
72 Rutland Street Leigh WN7 2NS
Received 3 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099443/HH
Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of garage together with render to all elevations (retrospective)
254 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099444/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Gas Migration), Condition No.4 (Contamination), Condition No.5 (Drainage), Condition No.6 (Noise), Condition No.7 (EV Charging), Condition No.8 (Materials), Condition No.9 (Parking), Condition No.10 (Landscaping), ,Condition No.11 (Noise) and Condition No.12 (Biodiversity Enhancements) in respect of approved application A/21/90814/FULL
Elm Farm Little Lane Wigan WN3 6PX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099445/HH
Single storey rear extension and raise in roof height over existing garage/bedroom
2 Craven Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2PF
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099446/FULL
Erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings on land to the rear of existing public house with associated access, parking and boundary treatments
20 St Helens Road Leigh WN7 4HW
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099448/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.29 (Travel Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97472/VARMAJ
Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 4 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099449/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed dormer to rear and window alteration at first floor to side
40 Howden Drive Wigan WN3 5JT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099450/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.11 (Verification Reports for Plots 35 to 38, 39 to 42, 43 to 46, 50 & 47, 63 & 66 and 60 to 62) in respect of approved application A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099454/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Contamination), Condition No.6 (Coal Mining), Condition No.9 (Flooding), Condition No.10 (EV Charging), Condition No.11 (Cycle and Refuse Storage), Condition No.12 (Landscaping), Condition No.15 (Traffic Noise) and Condition No.16 (Boundary Treatment) in respect of approved application A/23/95478/FULL
Vacant Land At 269-271 Leigh Road Atherton
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099457/FULL
Change of use to a dog exercise field with associated 1.85 metre high fencing and gates, turning head and creation of parking space
Agricultural Field Adjacent To De Trafford House Hemfield Road Ince Wigan WN2 2SY
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099458/ADV
Erection of non-illuminated single sided free-standing sign
Agricultural Field Adjacent To De Trafford House Hemfield Road Ince Wigan WN2 2SY
Received 5 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099459/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (CEMP) in respect of approved application A/17/84560/OUTMAJ
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099461/HH
Two storey side extension
61 Park Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3PS
Received 6 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099463/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.36 (CO� Emissions) in respect of approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 6 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099464/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.11 (Parts (ii), (iii) and (iv)) in respect of approved application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 6 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099467/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.22 (Contamination - Soil Validation Certificates for Phased Handovers (Plots 17-32 & 50-59) in respect of approved application A/21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 7 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099468/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Refuse Storage), Condition No.4 (Cycle Storage) and Condition No.5 (Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97077/CU
45 Enfield Street Wigan WN5 8DY
Received 7 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099469/NLA
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved save for the principal means of access) for a residential development of up to 350 homes (Use Class C3) and a 186.9 sqm (2,012 sqft) community hub (Use Classes C3, E and F), with associated habitat creation, landscaping, open space, parking, footpaths/cycleways, drainage and other infrastructure.
Camelot Theme Park Park Hall Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LP
Received 7 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099471/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (External Materials), Condition No.6 (CEMP) and Condition No.10 (Landscape) in respect of approved application A/24/098366/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Wigan College Pagefield Campus Walkden Avenue Wigan WN1 2JH
Received 8 Aug 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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