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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 dates
15,695Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,775 approved or refused records
1,148Refused applications

10,627 approved · 1,148 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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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

  1. DecidedA/26/100487/CON

    Condition Discharge application to PART Discharge Condition No.45 (Part 3 - Remediation Earthworks Completion Report for Site B Worlsey Mesnes) in respect of approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR

    Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue Worsley Mesnes Wigan

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  2. DecidedA/26/100488/FULL

    Change of use of land to accommodate a short stay holiday let accommodation comprising of a shepherd's hut, gazebo and associated landscape works (retrospective application)

    8 Belle Vue Lowton Warrington WA3 1BN

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  3. DecidedA/26/100489/HH

    Single storey rear extension and external alterations to fenestration

    36 Riding Close Hindley Wigan WN2 3FQ

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  4. UnknownA/26/100490/LUCE

    Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing change of use to a 5 person, 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)

    178 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3BH

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  5. DecidedA/26/100491/HH

    Single storey side extension

    35 Beverley Avenue Leigh WN7 1JT

    Received 20 Feb 2026
  6. DecidedA/26/100492/HH

    Single storey rear extension

    107 Brook Lane Orrell Wigan WN5 8JE

    Received 21 Feb 2026
  7. DecidedA/26/100493/FULL

    Erection of detached bungalow with associated parking, boundary treatments and access from Hampson Close

    Land To Rear Of 42 Windsor Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9EQ

    Received 21 Feb 2026
  8. DecidedA/26/100494/HH

    Single storey rear extension

    107 Chestnut Road Wigan WN1 3XH

    Received 21 Feb 2026
  9. DecidedA/26/100495/HH

    Single storey wrap around extension to side and rear with associated external alterations to fenestration

    29 Lambert Meadow Tyldesley Manchester M29 8SJ

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  10. DecidedA/26/100496/HH

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory

    12 Abbey Court Wigan WN6 7TR

    Received 22 Feb 2026
  11. DecidedA/26/100497/FULL

    Change of use from commercial (Use Class E(a)) to 3 two-storey apartments (Use Class C3), alterations to elevations and fenestration, together with 0.9m high boundary wall to front

    140 Atherton Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3RN

    Received 22 Feb 2026
  12. DecidedA/26/100498/HH

    Erection of detached garage to side

    2 Hood Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 8PN

    Received 22 Feb 2026
  13. DecidedA/26/100499/ADV

    Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign to front following removal of existing sign

    Wigan And Leigh College Leigh Campus Sale Way Leigh Sports Village Leigh WN7 4JY

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  14. UnknownA/26/100501/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension, rear dormer and detached garage

    Hillcrest Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LZ

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  15. DecidedA/26/100502/HH

    Two storey side/rear extension and single storey rear extension, along with bay window and canopy to front

    10 Somerset Road Atherton Manchester M46 9PG

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  16. DecidedA/26/100504/HH

    Single storey front, side and rear extension, bay window to front and detached garage

    7 Winwick Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LR

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  17. DecidedA/26/100506/HH

    Single storey rear extension projecting to the side with associated external alterations to fenestration

    31 Tewkesbury Road Golborne Warrington Wigan WA3 3LZ

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  18. UnknownA/26/100509/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) to Convenience Retail Premises (Use Class E(a))

    73 Wellfield Road Wigan WN6 8NQ

    Received 23 Feb 2026
  19. DecidedA/26/100511/HH

    Single storey rear extension with external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory.

    Beaumont New Barn Lane Leigh WN7 3UD

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  20. UnknownA/26/100512/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR - To vary Condition 2 and Condition 4 of application A/22/94882/MAJOR, amending the approved Phased Plan

    Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  21. RegisteredA/26/100513/NMAS

    Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/21/92171/FULL. The amendment comprises: internal alterations to layout of ground, first and second floor, demolition of single storey element to rear, alteration to side elevation of three storey rear extension and amendments in size of windows in side elevation

    22 Bradshawgate Leigh WN7 4LX

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  22. DecidedA/26/100518/CON

    Condition Discharge application to discharge Conditions No.4 (Odour Control) and Condition No.5 (Fixed Plant Noise) in respect of approved application A/25/099186/FULL

    32 Hallgate Wigan WN1 1LR

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  23. UnknownA/26/100519/LUCP

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension

    8 Ackers Fold Leigh WN7 4BQ

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  24. RegisteredA/26/100520/RMMAJ

    Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline planning permission A/12/76665 (as amended) for the erection of 1491 dwellings, internal access roads, public open space, substations and other associated works

    North Leigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.

    Received 18 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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