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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates15,798Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,856 approved or refused records
1,149Refused applications
10,707 approved · 1,149 refused · 702 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedA/26/100550/ADV
Installation of a replacement 4 metre high internally illuminated double sided, free standing totem
Belong Atherton 55 Mealhouse Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0EU
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100551/WTTPO
T1 Willow Remove snapped out hung up limbs and deadwood. Crown lift by 5 metres and remove hollow dead limb over footpathT2 Cherry Crown lift by 5 metres removing one limb over shed and barT3 Cherry Crown lift by 5 metres
Rowton Rise Standish Wigan WN1 2TU
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100552/WTTPO
T1 Hawthorn Crown lift by 3 metres and reduce back from property by 3 metresT2 Oak Crown lift by 3 metres and reduce back from property by 3 metres
8 Hillbank Standish Wigan WN6 0BX
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100553/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.7 (Materials - only in relation to the hotel element) in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100554/ADV
Installation of 1 internally illuminated totem sign, 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 window vinyl sign
Abbey Lakes Hall Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100555/FULL
Creation of hardstanding (mixture of hardcore and road planings) and change of use of land from unused grassland to ancillary parking and storage (Mixed use of Class E and Class B8). Retrospective application
The Gables Paradise Farm Shevington Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8AD
Received 4 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100556/HH
Two storey side and rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
12 Footman Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7SR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100557/WTTPO
T1 Oak Remove snapped hanging branchT2 Oak Reduce bottom limb overhanging outhouse by 3 metres
64 Ravenswood Avenue Winstanley Wigan WN3 6EZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100558/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.12 (Garden Validations for Plots 1-6, 21-29 and 31-37) in respect of approved application A/23/95749/MAJOR
Land To West Of Shakerley Road Tyldesley
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100559/LB
Listed building consent for the installation of a C section beam, internally illuminated hanging box fascia sign and internally applied vinyl window sign
Unit 2 Food Hall Cotton Works Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100560/ADV
Installation of an internally illuminated hanging fascia box sign and internally applied vinyl window sign
Unit 2 Food Hall Cotton Works Eckersley Mill 1 Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100561/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Site Survey for Badgers) in respect of approved application A/23/96541/MAJOR
Land To Rear Of And 71 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100562/WTTPO
Fastigiate Oak Tree 2 metre crown reduction Flowering Per Tree upto 2 metre crown reductionHazel Tree 1 metre crown reductionHimalayan Birch Tree 2 meter crown reductionFastigiate Birch Tree 2 meter crown reduction
1 Oakley Drive Pemberton Wigan WN5 9EQ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100563/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) in respect of approved application A/23/96541/MAJOR
Land To Rear Of And 71 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 4 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100565/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/96226/MAJOR - To amend the approved knee rail guard
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 4 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100566/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/16/81821/FULL - to amend front/side boundary wall
Former Coal Depot North Of 114A Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley M29 7JR
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100567/WTTCA
T1 Eucalyptus Reduce height of stem overhanging garden of No. 15 by 3 metres
15 Somerville Road Wigan WN1 2RX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100568/FULL
Change of use from existing single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 3 person, 3 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
52 Railway Street Hindley Wigan WN2 2QL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100569/HH
Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of garage
6 Benjamin Fold Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8DN
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100570/HH
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and rear dormer following removal of front dormer, car port and demolition of conservatory and garage
110 Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN1 2TY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100571/HH
Two storey extension to side with render to front, following demolition of existing garage
33 Hough Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100572/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.46 (Soil Certs for plots 71-76) 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 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100573/HH
First floor front extension
84C Golborne Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8XA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100574/HH
Two storey extension to rear with dormer window, hip to gable roof alteration and external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage and outrigger to rear
331 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 6 Mar 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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