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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 dates16,085Searchable applications
604Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,089 approved or refused records
1,157Refused applications
10,932 approved · 1,157 refused · 713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100659/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 4 bed, 4 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
Milton House Christopher Street Ince Wigan WN3 4QY
Received 23 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100660/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.2 (External materials), Condition No.5 (Archaeological scheme of investigation), Condition No.8 (Car park lighting scheme), Condition No.12 (Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.13 (Land condition investigation) and Condition No.23 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/22/94743/MAJOR
Railway Road Building Railway Road Leigh WN7 4AH
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100661/FULL
Change of use of first and second floors from residential (Use Class C3) to office accommodation (Use Class E), retaining aesthetics clinic (Use Class E) at ground floor
31 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 1XR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100662/HH
Single storey extension to front with external alterations to fenestration
3 Kinniside Road Wigan WN3 5RG
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100663/HH
Single storey front extension, first floor side extension, raising of the ridge height to form new roof and detached garage in front garden
16 Lynbridge Close Orrell Wigan WN5 8SR
Received 24 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100664/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from nursing home (Use Class C2) to a children's residential home for up to 8 children (Use Class C2) and demolition of side extension
Windsor House Nursing Home 209 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100666/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 3.14 metres, height to the eaves 2.6 metres and height to the ridge 3.9 metres following demolition of conservatory
11 Denton Grove Orrell Wigan WN5 0HU
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100668/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear
47 Lane Head Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2TB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100669/FULL
Conversion of vacant bank (Use Class E(c)) into 3 apartments (Use Class C3) on the first and second floors only, together with installation of roof light
65 Gerard Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100670/HH
Two storey extension to side following demolition of existing detached garage
11 Ashlands Avenue Worsley Manchester M28 1SE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100671/HH
Single storey side extension connecting existing detached garage to form habitable room
17 Muirfield Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7QJ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100672/MAJOR
Partial demolition of sections of the existing single storey and two storey production areas to the northern and eastern elevations and inclusive of ancillary single storey buildings and structures to the building perimeter and site. Erection of new east gable fa�ade, open canopy, and formation of an extended service yard. Erection of a single storey infill extension to the southwest corner, ground floor infill extension to the northwest corner with new access door openings and external open canopy to the west fa�ade. Remodelling of the existing roof areas and formation of four new penthouse sections. Recladding of the production area roofs and perimeter walls. Installation of 12 raw material external silos, ancillary equipment, and plant containment to the southern building fa�ade
Bakkavor Dobson Park Industrial Estate Dobson Park Way Ince Wigan WN2 2DX
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100674/WTTPO
T1 - Cherry - suppressed & growing to the light, all weight of tree over the applicant's property, tree is in poor form, recommend removal.T2 - Willow - Mature Willow with included unions throughout, recommend reduction of 2m to 1 limb due to size of limb and included union reaching over property.
17 Brookside Road Standish Wigan WN1 2TZ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100675/MAJOR
Erection of a new single storey school building with roof mounted solar panels, new vehicular and pedestrian access from Heath Lane, new parking provision and minibus drop off zone, new hard and soft landscaping, external canopies, bin store, sprinkler tank and substation
Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100676/HH
Two storey rear extension together with roof over existing flat roof element, balcony at first floor and external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory
Aspinall House Farm Aspinall Road Standish Wigan WN6 0YP
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100677/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/25/099300/FULL
Wharfside Heritage Way Wigan
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100678/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (CEMP) in respect of approved application A/23/95155/OUTMES
Land North Of Mosley Common South Of The Guided Busway Worsley
Received 25 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100679/PDE
Single storey rear extension with a projection of 5 metres, height to the eaves 2.25 metres and height to the ridge 2.65 metres
50 Clapgate Lane Wigan WN3 6RW
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100680/HH
Single storey rear/side extension
29 Kintbury Street Bamfurlong Wigan WN2 5LF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100681/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Material Schedule), Condition No.10 (Proposed Stone Wall Details), Condition No.11 (EVCP Details), Condition No.28 (Noise Management Plan), Condition No.31 (Pedestrian Crossing), Condition No.32 (Highway Improvements) and Condition No.34 (Relocation of Existing Bus Stops- East and West Bound) in respect of approved application A/25/098464/MAJOR
Abbey Lakes Hall Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100682/FULL
Erection of a single storey metal secure storage/workshop building within existing commercial compound
Storage Yard Pauline Street Hindley Green WN2 4XG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100683/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Drainage) in respect of approved application A/24/97916/FULL
44 Buttercup Meadow Standish Wigan WN6 0ZU
Received 26 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100684/HH
Single storey rear extension (Retrospective application)
4 Kearsley Street Wigan WN6 7DN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100685/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use of the first floor to 1 apartment (Use Class C3)
13 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0HR
Received 26 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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