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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 dates14,221Searchable applications
577Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,671 approved or refused records
1,125Refused applications
9,546 approved · 1,125 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099526/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 6 bed, 6 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
54 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7BB
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099527/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore Fell
422 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7BT
Received 5 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099528/WTTPO
T1 Yew Crown lift over highway by 4 to 5 metres
11 Green Lawns Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2US
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099529/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed house in multiple occupation
13 Manley Street Ince Wigan WN3 4RY
Received 19 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099531/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person house in multiple occupation
147 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JE
Received 19 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099532/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension
16 Kielder Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0JR
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099533/HH
Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and external alterations following demolition of conservatory
1 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7DT
Received 20 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099534/FULL
Siting of 41 containers for Class B8 storage and distribution, new 2 metre high automated access gates and CCTV cameras
Open Land North West Of 12 Richmond Hill Wigan WN5 8AA
Received 20 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099535/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/96347/FULL - To amend the existing permissions by rendering the rear elevation of the Hare and Hounds, the internal sides of the boundary walls at the rear of the property. The rear elevation includes the rear facades of the main building and the existing extension. According to the original planning permission, the rear and boundary walls retain a brick finish internally
Hare And Hounds 153 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JE
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099536/WTTPO
T12 Lime Crown reduce height by up to 3 metres, Crown lift by 5 metres and crown thin by 10%
18 Green Lawns Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2US
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedA/25/099537/WTTPO
T6 Beech Crown reduction of height and spread by 3 metres. Crown thin by 30 percentT7 Sycamore Crown reduction of height and spread by 3 metresG1 Silver Birch (a, b, c, d, g and H) Crown reuction of height and spread by 3 metres. Crown thin by 30 percentFell tree e. applicant amendedRemoval of dead wood to all trees
1 Fairholme Gardens Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8AF
Received 21 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099538/EIASCR
EIA Screening Opinion in support of a full planning application for a Class E(a) foodstore and associated development
Open Land South Of B And Q Frith Street Wigan
Received 21 Jul 2025 - UnknownA/25/099539/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for change of use from a dwelling (Class C3) to 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4) together with external alterations
423 Warrington Road Abram Wigan WN2 5XB
Received 20 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099540/HH
Raise in roof height, single storey rear extension projecting to side, detached car port to side and associated external alterations including alterations to existing window openings and additional window openings to first floor to front and rear and external render following removal of existing single storey to rear
333 Manchester Road Ince Wigan WN2 2LD
Received 20 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099541/HH
Porch to front, extension to side and rear with chimney to rear and detached garage to side following demolition of existing side porch, conservatory, sheds and garage
4 Laurel Grove Lowton Warrington WA3 2EE
Received 20 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099542/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.3 i-iv (Contamination) and to Fully Discharge Condition No.4 (CEMP), Condition No.5 (Management of Buffer Zone), Condition No.6 (Materials), Condition No.7 (Landscaping), Condition No.8 (Drainage), Condition No.9 (EV Charging) and Condition No.13 (Installations for Bats) in respect of approved application A/23/95285/FULL
Adjacent 368 Warrington Road Wigan
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decisionA/25/099543/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing Sui Generis uses of materials, plant and machinery and offices
Bridge Farm Lily Lane Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5JN
Received 21 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099544/HH
Two storey side extension
4 North Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8TE
Received 21 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099545/FULL
Change of use from E(c)(ii) Estate Agency offices, to a drinking establishment.
Breakey & Co 2 High Street Standish Wigan WN6 0HL
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099546/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.18 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/23/96501/MAJLA
Engineers Arms 33 Belle Green Lane Ince
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099547/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Boundary Treatments) and Condition No.5 (Cycle and Refuse Storage) in respect of approved application A/22/94798/MAJOR
Site Of Heatons Bakery Boundary Street Wigan
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099548/FULL
New shopfront to front with perforated security shutters
Mr Rigbys Leisuretime 48 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4LA
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099549/FULL
Change of use wholesale warehouse and premises (Class B8) to supermarket (Class E(a))
Booker 243 Leigh Road Leigh WN7 1SH
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099550/MAJOR
Redevelopment of existing school site, including: Demolition of existing school buildings and the erection of a new education building with photovoltaic roof panels, with new sports pitches, landscaping, infrastructure, boundary treatments, external lighting, substation, parking and associated external education areas
R L Hughes Primary School Mayfield Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9QL
Received 22 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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