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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 dates15,928Searchable applications
604Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,959 approved or refused records
1,152Refused applications
10,807 approved · 1,152 refused · 707 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100601/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Method Statement - Construction of Parking Area, Foundations close to trees' RPA and locations of all services) in respect of approved application A/23/95155/OUTMES
Land North Of Mosley Common South Of The Guided Busway Worsley
Received 11 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100602/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.17 (Lighting) in respect of approved application A/23/95155/OUTMES
Land North Of Mosley Common South Of The Guided Busway Worsley
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100603/FULL
Change of use of ground floor from a tattoo studio (sui generis) to a bar (sui generis)
151 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100604/HH
Erection of 2m and 0.75m high wall/fence to side boundary
5 Berryfold Way Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PT
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100605/TREWRK
T1 (Willow) Remove 1 x Lowest branch that grows through crown of Oak tree to reduce encroachment onto property.T2 (Oak) Crown reduce by 3 metres to control size and reduce shading.
47 Churchlands Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XU
Received 12 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100606/WTTPO
- T1 (Silver Birch) - Crown reduce by 2 metres & crown raise to clear ground by 2 metres to provide clearance & control canopy size.
Hare And Hounds 153 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 9JE
Received 12 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100608/AG
Prior notification for erection of a steel portal frame agricultural building for the purposes of storing hay and straw
Walkers Lower Farm Scot Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1YL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100609/HH
Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration with ramp and handrails to side
12 Stirling Close Leigh WN7 2UB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100611/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
47 Milton Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 8HP
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100612/HH
Rear extension to existing bungalow together with roof light to front and external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory
64 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100613/HH
Conversion of bungalow to a two storey dwelling house, alterations to fenestration, render and stone cladding to elevations and raised patio with to rear.
218 Green Lane Leigh WN7 2TW
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100616/WTTPO
T1 Willow Pollard branches back to original pruning points of overhanging Willow
24 Bentham Place Standish Wigan WN6 0NB
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100617/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Demolition Method Statement), Condition No.5 (Materials and Finishes), Condition No.11 (Cleaning), Condition No.13 (CEMP), Condition No.23 (Natural England License) and Condition No.34 (Archaeology) in respect of approved application A/25/099011/MAJOR
Eckersley Mill 3 1900 Building Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100619/TREWRK
T1 Oak Crown reduction all round by 3.6 metres
8 Manse Green Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan Wigan WN4 9BU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100620/WTTPO
Crown lift on 2 sycamores (T1 and T2) to provide sufficient vertical clearance for work space within active residential development site.T1(sycamore) - removal of 3 lower branches off main stem on northern canopy plus minor pruning (no more than 1m) on northern canopy to reshape the crown as shown in photo provided.T2 (sycamore) - removal of 3 lower branches off main stem on northern canopy plus minor pruning (no more than 1m) on northern canopy to reshape the crown as shown in photo provided. Note* No tree work will exceed the ownership boundary.
Agricultural Land North West Of Bedford Hall Barn Hooten Lane Leigh
Received 16 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100621/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormer to rear
50 Lee Lane Abram Wigan WN2 5QU
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100622/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Protection of Sewer) in respect of approved application A/22/94681/MAJOR
Development Land Phoenix Way Ince WN3 4NW
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100627/HH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension and wc
335 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100628/HH
Two storey side extension and open porch, alterations to fenestration and extension of existing permanent vehicular footpath crossing and driveway.
Hillcrest Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LZ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100629/WTTPO
T1 Ash Crown reduction by 2.5 metres
Vanbrugh Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 0HA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedA/26/100630/FULL
Change of use from a 4 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a 5 bed HMO for 5 occupants (Use Class C4)
19 Church Street Leigh WN7 1QH
Received 17 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100631/MAJOR
Change of use of existing vacant nightclub (Sui Generis), together with second floor rear extension, to create three ground floor commercial units (Use Class E(a)) and 18 apartments to upper levels (Use Class C3), with alterations to fenestration
35 - 45 King Street Wigan WN1 1DY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100632/AG
Erection of a steel portal framed building for the storage of straw
Greenfields Farm Meadow Pit Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1LL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100633/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), and mandatory BNG condition in respect of approved application A/25/099481/MAJPSI
HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH
Received 17 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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