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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,507Searchable applications
580Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,893 approved or refused records
1,131Refused applications
9,762 approved · 1,131 refused · 654 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099731/FULL
New shop front, removal of brickwork paint and replacement windows at first floor together with change of use of first floor (Class E) to create 3 self-contained living accommodations (Class C3)
3 - 5 Silk Street Leigh WN7 1AW
Received 25 Sept 2025 - UnknownA/25/099733/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful development for the existing use of building 2, stables and sand paddock (Sui Generis) and building 1 storage building for storage of personal items, building materials, machinery, vehicles, wood for house fires and domestic goods in addition to a domestic workshop and an office (Sui Generis) and access drive for access to both developments
Boars Head Farm Wigan Road Standish
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099736/WTTPO
T1 & T2 Silver Birch 30% crown thin & raise by 3.5 metres
55 Naburn Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8SB
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099737/FULL
Change of use from a 3 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a 4 bed HMO for 4 occupants (Use Class C4)
10 St James Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099738/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.11 (Acoustics) in respect of approved application A/19/87903/MAJOR
Land Off Plank Lane Leigh
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099739/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
344 Wigan Road Atherton Manchester M46 0GD
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099740/FULL
Change of use from retail (Class E) to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis)
11 - 13 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NB
Received 26 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099741/ADV
Installation of 1 externally illuminated trough lit fascia sign and 1 externally illuminated trough lit projecting hanging sign to front
11 - 13 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4NB
Received 26 Sept 2025 - UnknownA/25/099742/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension together with a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and external alterations following demolition of rear extension
14 Oakdale Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NX
Received 26 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099743/HH
Garage conversion with new roof and single storey extension to front and side, with new rendered elevations, and a raised patio area to the front
4 Sandy Way Hindley Wigan WN2 4EN
Received 26 Sept 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099744/FULL
Retention of existing Class E use and extractor flue to rear and installation of new shop front and roller shutters to front. Part retrospective
77 Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AD
Received 29 Sept 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099746/FULL
This case is used only for the purposes on planning staff to carry out testing on the "live" systems.
Wigan Council Wigan Life Centre College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ
Received 27 Sept 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099747/NLA
Hybrid application for former Parkside Colliery Phase 2 comprising employment floorspace (Use Class (B8) and B2 / E(g) (ii) / E(g)(iii) with ancillary (E(g)(i)) and associated servicing and infrastructure, including sub-station, car parking, vehicle and pedestrian circulation space (outline application) and detailed enabling and infrastructure works, to facilitate employment development comprising site wide earthworks to create development platforms, details of strategic landscaping, planting, ecological and noise mitigation, drainage and ground works and details of the means access served from the Parkside Link Road (PLR) (full application).
Land Site Of Former Parkside Colliery Winwick Road Newton Le Willows St Helens
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099748/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.24 (Flood Relief Scheme) Part 1 in respect of approved application A/23/95983/MAJES
Eckersley Mill Complex Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 29 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099749/TREWRK
T115 Crown reduction end loaded limbT117 Crown lift to 6m over driveT118 Crown lift to 6m over driveT119 Crown lift to 2.5m over pathT120 Crown lift to 6m over driveT125 Crown lift to 6m over driveT126 Crown lift to 6m over driveT127 Crown lift to 6m over road and 2.5m over pathT128 Crown lift to 6m over road and 2.5m over pathT132 Crown lift to 6m over driveT133 Crown lift to 6m over driveT134 Crown lift to 6m over driveT135 Crown lift to 6m over driveT137 Fell (Ash Die Back)T138 Crown lift to 2.5m over pathT140 Fell (Ash Die Back)T143 Crown lift to 2.5m over pathT144 Crown lift to 6m over road and 2.5m over pathT145 Crown lift to 6m over road and 2.5m over path
Trinity United Reformed Church Milton Grove Wigan WN1 2PG
Received 29 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099750/HH
Loft conversion with dormer to rear and first floor gable window
22 Tewkesbury Road Golborne Warrington Wigan WA3 3LZ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099751/FULL
Conversion of first floor into 4 self-contained residential apartments, together with new external staircase extension to the side
Post Office 116 - 118 Market Street Atherton Manchester M46 0NS
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099752/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear with external alterations to rear
49 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EX
Received 25 Sept 2025 - UnknownA/25/099753/PDQ
Prior notification for change of use of agricultural buildings 2 and 3 to create 2 residential dwellings with associated external alterations including new window and doors openings, cladding to all elevations and roof panels
Martland Mill Farm Martland Mill Lane Wigan WN5 0LZ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099754/FULL
Installation of new portable building to be used as office following removal of existing
Collins Containers Unit 19 Bradley Hall Trading Estate Bradley Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XQ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099755/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/23/94997/FULL
Site Of Former Strangeways Hotel 244 Liverpool Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3HN
Received 30 Sept 2025 - DecidedA/25/099759/FULL
New entrance ramp and steps, to provide accessible entry at main entrance to Grade II Listed Library
Tyldesley Library 13 Stanley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AE
Received 1 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099760/LB
Listed building consent for new entrance ramp and steps, to provide accessible entry at main entrance to Grade II listed Library
Tyldesley Library 13 Stanley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AE
Received 1 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099761/HH
Single storey rear extension, balcony at first floor to side together with external alterations, 2m high fence to front Including a lower patio area with steps
76 Fairman Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 2RT
Received 1 Oct 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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