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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 dates14,573Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,938 approved or refused records
1,132Refused applications
9,806 approved · 1,132 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/099797/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Final certificate) in respect of approved application A/20/89771/MAJOR
Rick Bestwick (North West) Ltd Unit 7 Yew Tree Way Stone Cross Park Golborne Warrington WA3 3JD
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099798/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART DISCHARGE Condition No.5 (EV Charging) and Condition No.10 (Parking Provision) - Plots 77, 81, 85, 91, 92, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111 and 112 in respect of approved application /21/90730/MAJOR
Bradley Lane Standish WN6 0XQ
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099799/HH
Erection of 2m high concrete post and timber panel boundary fence following removal of hedge and fence
1 Woodstock Close Leigh WN7 3NR
Received 8 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099800/MAJOR
Change of use of land to create additional football pitch, repositioning of 3 existing containers, siting of 2 additional containers to be used for catering facility and toilet block, reconfiguration and extension of existing car parking area , 2.4 to 3 metre high mesh boundary fencing, 1.8 metre mesh fencing to car park, 1.2 metre high spectator rail, 1.2 metre and 2.4 metre high pedestrian gates, 3 metre high entrance gates and associated landscaping and infrastructure
Recreation Ground Queensway Leigh
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099801/WTTPO
A crown reduction in height and spread of no more than 2.5metres via a crown thin of no more than 20% and a crown lift to clear the ground by 3metres and balance all round.
1 Saffron Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2GW
Received 9 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099802/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.17 (Public Right of Way) and Condition No.18 (Public Right of Way) in respect of approved application A/24/97732/MAJOR
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099803/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Landscaping) in respect of approved application A/21/92801/OUTMAJ
Open Land East Of 112 Heath Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099804/VARMAJ
To remove condition 28 of Planning Permission A/24/97732/MAJOR - which relates to net zero carbon requirements
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099807/HH
Two storey rendered extension to rear with balcony, hip to gable roof alteration with increase to ridge height, roof lights to front and additional windows at first floor to side, following demolition of existing single storey rear outriggers and detached garage
331 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 10 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099808/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan), Condition Nos.14 & 15 (Project Design for Archaeological Evaluation and Historic Building Recording), Condition No.25 (Maintained Play Area) and Condition No.44 (Licence issued by Natural England) in respect of approved application A/23/95513/MAJOR
Land Adjacent Lower Pocket Nook Farm Pocket Nook Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1AX
Received 10 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099809/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (External Window and Door Details), Condition No.5 (Roof and Elevational Plans), Condition No.13 (Bat and Bird Boxes and Hedgehog Houses) and Condition No.15 (Landscaping) in respect of approved application A/24/96773/LA
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh Wigan
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099810/VARMAJ
Application to vary condition 1 of previously approved A/21/92057/RMMAJ to allow for alterations to the footpath surfacing
Land East Of Leigh Road South/West Of Bee Fold Lane And West Of Millers Lane Atherton
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099811/FULL
Erection of single storey storage building (Retrospective application)
Save Service Station Lily Lane Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5LL
Received 10 Oct 2025 - RegisteredA/25/099812/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (External Windows, Door Details, Roof Make Up and Rooflights) and Condition No.5 (Roof Plan and Elevational Plans for the Glasshouse Buildings, including Retained Garden Wall) in respect of approved application A/24/96774/LB
Old Zoo Site Haigh Woodland Park School Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PE
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099813/HH
First floor to side with render finish, single storey extension to rear and external alterations to all elevations
11 Vicarage Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9PB
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099815/WTTPO
Sycamore Reduce branches overhanging house by 2.5 metres
114 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5JR
Received 12 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099816/WTTPO
TPO T1 Sycamore Remove lower branches which lead towards turning head back to the tree stem. Crown lift by 4 metresTPO T17 Sycamore Remove one hung up forked limb
Bee Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0TT
Received 13 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099818/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97426/MAJOR - 1. Parapet height adjustment - The parapet to the stair cores have been increased nominally in height so that they extend 1100mm above finished roof level. 2. Southern Elevation - Brickwork Detail - A number of approved " hit-and-miss" brickwork panels on the southern elevation have been replaced with solid brickwork panels. 3. Ticket Office Door Glazing - The door to the ticket office has been amended to how a half-glazed door
Car Park Freckleton Street Wigan
Received 25 Sept 2025 - UnknownA/25/099819/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/93496/MAJOR - Amendment to housing mix
Collier Brook Farm Bag Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0JY
Received 29 Sept 2025 - UnknownA/25/099820/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed New pitched roof to replace existing flat roof and external alterations
4 Bowland Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8BD
Received 13 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099821/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/098542/HH - Front elevation to side extension to be rendered to match in with newly rendered existing front. Gable and rear elevation to extension to remain brickwork
57 Stratton Drive Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5HR
Received 1 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099822/WTTPO
T1 - Ash Tree situated on the right hand boundary of the grave yard, reduce the canopy of all stems down to the second main union where the failed snap out is. Tidy snap out up and leave stem at a standing pole.T2 - Lime situated to the left of the church, reduce lateral spread towards the church by 2 metres or to pollard bottom limb.
St Thomas Rectory Church Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3TH
Received 13 Oct 2025 - DecidedA/25/099823/HH
Part single, part two storey rear extension with render and external alterations to front porch, side and rear
146 Miles Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8ES
Received 14 Oct 2025 - UnknownA/25/099824/AG
Prior notification for erection of an agricultural building
New Manor House Wigan Road Aspull Wigan WN2 1PN
Received 13 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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