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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 dates15,587Searchable applications
600Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,691 approved or refused records
1,146Refused applications
10,545 approved · 1,146 refused · 693 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100433/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath To The Side Of 127 Camberwell Crescent Wigan WN2 1BB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100434/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent To Car Park South Of 8 Reeves Street Leigh
Received 11 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100435/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath To Side Of 129 Devonshire Road Atherton
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100436/MAJOR
Decarbonisation works including external condenser
Driving Test Centre 5 Gibfield Park Avenue Gibfield Park Atherton Manchester M46 0SU
Received 11 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100437/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed free-standing canopy
Dean Trust Wigan Greenhey Orrell Wigan WN5 0DQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100438/WTTCA
T356 - Salix - DismantleT146 - Populus Clear vegetation to allow for inspectionT205 - Alnus - Clear vegetation to allow for inspectionT355 - Quercus - DismantleTrees for removal pose a significant health and safety risk in accordance with QTRA survey
Acorn Business Centre Butts Street Leigh WN7 3DD
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100439/FULL
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a childrens care home for 1 child (Use Class C2)
6 Weston Park Standish Lower Ground Wigan WN6 8LE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100440/HH
Single storey side/rear extension following demolition of conservatory
35 Hodnet Drive Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8PQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100441/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 5.25 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 4 metres
9 Petworth Avenue Winstanley Wigan WN3 6JG
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100444/HH
Single storey side extension
161 Bodmin Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PE
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100445/WTTPO
T1 - Cherry tree to be removed due to sever lean into back garden.T2 - Sycamore tree at the side of cherry tree to be crown lifted by 5 meters.
28 Costessey Way Wigan WN3 6ES
Received 12 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100446/14PDJ
Prior notification for installation of roof mounted solar panels
Parklee Community School Wardour Street Atherton Manchester M46 0AR
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100447/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials Schedule) and Condition No.9 (Bird and Bat Box Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97608/LA
Public Open Space West Of 46 Yates Street Leigh
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100448/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.17 (Verification/Confirmation Statement - Ground Investigation) in respect of approved application A/21/92801/OUTMAJ
Open Land East Of 112 Heath Road Ashton-in-makerfield
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100449/HH
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
23 Dovenby Fold Ince Wigan WN2 2PS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100450/HH
Single storey rear extension with external alterations to fenestration
14 Pickley Court Leigh WN7 5HL
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100451/HH
Single storey side and rear extensions and alterations to fenestration
1 Stonethwaite Close Wigan WN3 5RH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100452/FULL
Extension to an existing building to accommodate shipping containers for agricultural and commercial use
Willoughby Farm Meadow Pit Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100453/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4.95 metres, height to eaves 2.4 metres and height to the ridge of 3.8 metres following demolition of existing conservatory
7 Legh Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9EJ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100454/WTTPO
T1 and T2 Alder Fell. Both trees diseased with Trametes versicolor and Stereum hirsutum
Street Record Ratcliffe Road Aspull
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100455/HH
Single storey side extension to existing garage
31 Water Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0EH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100457/HH
Ground floor rear extension with render and front and rear dormers
20 Eton Way Orrell Wigan WN5 8PN
Received 13 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100458/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a projection of 3.5 metres, height eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 3.72 metres
52 Lambeth Street Atherton Manchester M46 0LS
Received 16 Feb 2026 - UnknownA/26/100460/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey extension to side following demolition of existing side extension
19 Beckside Tyldesley Manchester M29 8JP
Received 17 Feb 2026
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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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