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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 dates14,265Searchable applications
577Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 10,703 approved or refused records
1,125Refused applications
9,578 approved · 1,125 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/25/099551/FULL
Change of use of an existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) into a 5-bedroom, 5 person house of multiple occupation (Class C4), together with single storey extension to the rear.
434 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0QD
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099552/FULL
Replacement of all non-stained glass windows, new door openings and reinstatement of window openings to front and rear. New door and window openings to internal courtyard together with roof lights to front, sides and rear
JB Fitness Brookhouse Terrace Wigan WN1 3EZ
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099554/FULL
Change of Use from C3(a) dwellinghouse to C2, to use property as a childrens care home for up to 3 children
22 Rigley Potts Park Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4UN
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099556/HH
Two storey to the side, two storey and first floor to front and raising the eaves and ridge height forming new roof. Canopy to front
47 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HY
Received 26 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099557/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
255 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DN
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099558/FULL
Erection of detached dwelling, formation of new shared vehicular access and alterations to existing driveway, following demolition of existing garage
Land Adjacent And Rear Of 88 Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HW
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099559/HH
Porch to front, single storey to rear, render to front and side over existing masonry and new driveway
2 Sibley Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8SG
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099560/HH
Part two storey part single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front porch, front two storey bay window together with external alterations
7 Winwick Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LR
Received 22 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099561/TREWRK
1 x Cherry Fell
6 Springpool Billinge Wigan WN3 6DE
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099562/WTTPO
1 x Oak (Left hand side from the property on Central Drive) - Remove deadwood that affects safety in the garden of above address.- Lateral reduction of overhanging limbs in the North / North West facing canopy (overhanging garden) by approx 1.5 -2m to appropriate growth point / drop-crotch. - Reduce / remove rubbing limb x 1 that extends over garden. Crown raise on North West side up to approx. 4m.1 x Oak (Middle) - Remove deadwood that affects safety in the garden of above address. Crown raise on North West side up to approx. 4m.- 1 x Limb extending over garden on the North West side at approx. 5m height. Remove lower portion at the inner-most drop-crotch and reduce remaining limb by approx 2.5m (back to a suitable growth point /drop-crotch) to alleviate loading on this over extended limb.1 x Sycamore (Right hand Side from the property on Central Drive) Crown raise on North West side up to approx. 4m- Remove deadwood that affects safety in the garden of above address.- Remove 1 x limb of approx. 3 - 3 1/2" diameter on N.W. side back to branch collar due to rubbing onstem (lacking in suitable reduction points).- Lateral reduction of the N.W. facing crown by approx 1.5 - 2m to reduce overhang back to suitablegrowth point / drop-crotch.
17 Central Drive Shevington Wigan WN6 8BA
Received 26 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099563/VAR
To vary conditions 3, 4, and 5 of approved application A/21/90814/FULL to alter the wording and timings of site investigation works required in connection with the approved development
Elm Farm Little Lane Wigan WN3 6PX
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099564/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Noise and Vibration) in respect of approved application A/20/88917/MAJOR
Development Land East Of 2 - 4 Woods Lane Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099565/FULL
Change of use of a property to a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
50 Lancaster Road Wigan WN5 0QY
Received 27 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099566/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
165 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DP
Received 27 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099567/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed single storey side extension following removal of existing
198 Manchester Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8NN
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099568/HH
Single storey side extension
13 Bleaklow Close Wigan WN3 5PJ
Received 27 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099569/FULL
Installation of a portable building to be used as a single classroom building for a temporary period (Retrospective application)
St Gabriels Catholic Primary School Queensway Leigh WN7 2XG
Received 28 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099570/HH
First floor front extension with entrance canopy, two storey rear extension together with external alterations
2 Burnside Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7GN
Received 28 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099572/HH
Ground floor rear extension together with external alterations and incorporating steps and handrails
32 Coronation Drive Leigh WN7 2UU
Received 28 Aug 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099573/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
213 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8LY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099575/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.17 (Contamination) and to Fully Discharge Condition No.18 (Compound Layout) and Condition No.19 CT&EMP) in respect of application A/21/92801/OUTMAJ
Open Land East Of 112 Heath Road Ashton-in-Makerfield
Received 28 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099576/CON
Condition Discharge application to Part Discharge Condition No.5 (EV Charging) and Condition No.10 (Parking Provision) for Plots 18, 19 and 52-59 in respect of approved application A/21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 29 Aug 2025 - DecidedA/25/099577/WTTPO
T6 Rowan (Sorbus Aucuparia) cut off 3 branches marked in red on the attached photographs. The branches are becoming quite low and some are over the pavement. Some are already below head height and I am concerned about them injuring people.
27 Bannister Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6LX
Received 29 Aug 2025 - UnknownA/25/099579/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
24 Earl Street Wigan WN1 2BW
Received 29 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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