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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 dates14,175Searchable applications
577Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,639 approved or refused records
1,121Refused applications
9,518 approved · 1,121 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099501/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed garage
3 Cromer Drive Atherton Manchester M46 0QE
Received 14 Aug 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099502/FULL
Siting of 3 containers and forecourt canopy with associated infrastructure and ancillary facilities for use of existing car wash business following demolition of existing structures and forecourt. Retrospective application
Orrell Hand Car Wash 236 Orrell Road Orrell
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099503/HH
New garden building to rear following demolition of rear garage
408 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TE
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099504/WTTCA
T1 Oak Oak 2m off the branches overhanging No. 11 and 2m to 3m overhanging No. 15. There is also a small branch towards the church yard that takes quite a bit of light and if suitable maybe 2m from this also.
13 Churchfield Shevington Wigan WN6 8BE
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099505/WTTPO
T1 Oak Crown thin by no more than 20%
39 Brambling Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2GS
Received 6 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099506/WTTPO
T3 Oak Reduce side back from property by up to 2 metres and crown lift by 5 metres to clear the highwayT4 Oak Reduce side back from property by up to 2 metres and crown lift by up to 5 metres to clear the highwayT5 Beech Crown lift by up to 5 metres to clear the highway
18 Back Lane Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9LH
Received 9 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099507/WTTPO
T1 & T2 Oak Crown thin by 40% and crown reduction by 3-4 metres
12 Castlemere Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6NA
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099508/HH
Dormer to rear with juliette balcony and rooflight to front
12 Fleming Court Shevington Wigan WN6 8GG
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099509/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No. 15 (Verification Report for the Completion of Works) in respect of approved application A/22/94762/MAJOR
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8PF
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099510/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Contamination) and Condition No.15 (Ground Levels and Hardstanding) in respect of approved application A/22/94388/FULL
Site Of Orrell Methodist Church Church Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8ST
Received 18 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099511/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed hip to gable roof alteration with window in gable elevation
19 Oak Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0EA
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099512/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/25/098581/FULL
Gee Tees 20 - 22 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AA
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099513/WTTPO
T1 Beech Excavation of ground around root system.
101 Hall Lane Hindley Wigan WN2 2SF
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099515/FULL
Installation of metal sheet cladding at ground floor to front and timber cladding at first floor to front and side, render to side and rear, roller shutters to windows and doors to front and side and extraction flues to rear. Retrospective application
698 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5BB
Received 18 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099516/HH
Single storey extension to rear (Retrospective application)
53 Brook Drive Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HR
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099517/WTTPO
T1 Beech Crown lift by 2.3 metres
278A Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099518/WTTPO
T31 Beech Crown thin by no more that 20 percentT24 Ash Crown lift to acheive a 3.5 to 4.5 metre clearance from ground level but also clear the roof of the building adjacent to the three. Crown reduction is done overall by about 4 to 5 metresT33 Chestnut Crown lift to clear ground by 3.5 metres. Overall height is not to be altered, but primary reduction is to be done in the lower third of the tree. Crown currently spreads over 12 metres from stem at places. Plan to reduce it to around 8 metres
The Family Church 31 Crank Road Billinge
Received 25 Jun 2025 - DecidedA/25/099519/WTTCA
Beech hedge reduce by 50 percent
2 Hand Lane Leigh WN7 3LP
Received 3 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099520/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/96226/MAJOR - The applicant is seeking to update the approved building elevation plans for all four units on the site to reflect the proposed inclusion of Louvres on each unit. Additionally, this NMA is seeking to supersede the approved lighting strategy produced by WSP (Ref: ABP-WSP-00-XX-RP-E-630001) with the External Lighting with Lux Levels plan produced by Arc Mechanical and Electrical Ltd (Ref: 1150-E-10 Rev A). As a result, condition 22 should only refer to the External Lighting with Lux Levels plan produced by Arc Mechanical and Electrical Ltd (Ref: 1150-E-10 Rev A)
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 18 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099521/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
57 Frog Lane Wigan WN6 7DU
Received 19 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099522/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed house in multiple occupation
46 Manley Street Ince Wigan WN3 4RY
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099523/HH
Single storey extension to side linking existing detached garage which is to be converted into kitchen together with external alterations and rooflights to front and rear
25 Astley Hall Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099524/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/96416/MAJOR
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Queen Pit Road Wigan
Received 13 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099525/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed house in multiple occupation
107 Spring Street Wigan WN1 3AX
Received 19 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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