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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates16,158Searchable applications
604Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,155 approved or refused records
1,159Refused applications
10,996 approved · 1,159 refused · 716 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100686/VAR
To vary condition 2 (plans) of Planning Permission A/23/95244/FULL - to allow the repositioning of the proposed retaining wall, amendments to the design of the proposed units, including an increase in their footprint and a correlating increase in parking provision
Car Park 2 Kingscroft Court Wigan
Received 27 Mar 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100687/FULL
Erection of detached warehouse building (Use Class B8) with associated car parking, landscaping and hardstanding
Sherardize UK Ltd Bridge Street Wigan WN3 4EY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100688/HH
Single storey infill extension to front, hip to gable roof alteration to garage, first floor side extension and installation of driveway
2 Georges Lane Ince Wigan WN1 3HQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100689/HH
Single storey rear extension together with alterations to garage and external alterations to fenestration
20 Landside Leigh WN7 3JT
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100690/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.14 (External Materials) and Condition No.21 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) in respect of approved application A/25/099550/MAJOR
R L Hughes Primary School Mayfield Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9QL
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100691/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No. 8 (Bats), Condition No.9 (Great Crested Newts), Condition No.12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), Condition No.14 (LEMP), Condition No.25 (Sustainable Drainage Management and Maintenance Plan), Condition No.27 (Commercial Access), Condition No.29 (Off-Site Highway Works), Condition No.33 (Car Parking), Condition No.34 (Travel Plan) and Condition No.35 (Broadband) in respect of approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100692/HH
Erection of 1.8 metre high boundary fence and gates to side
2 Ash Close Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 9HU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100693/HH
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and new gates and pillars to front.
Garreish Timperley Lane Leigh Wigan WN7 3SB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100694/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application in respect of previously approved application A/23/95356/MAJOR
Land To The West Of Stothert Street Atherton
Received 26 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100695/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099054/HH - Alteration to roof of extension, to create a full hip roof by removing the proposed flat roof section linking the extension to the side and rear elevations of existing bungalow.
Woodlands Princes Park Shevington Wigan WN6 8HY
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100696/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.25 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.29 e (Contamination) Gas Membrane Validations include Plots 41-48 and 235-236. Validation of Cover System Soils include Plots 36-39 and 219 in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100697/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Informative Condition No.4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97608/LA
Public Open Space West Of 46 Yates Street Leigh
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100698/WTTPO
T1 (Beech) Fell due to suppressed from surrounding trees and heavy lean.T2 (Beech) Fell due to suppressed from surrounding trees and heavy lean.
Park Lane Unitarian Chapel Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 0BY
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100699/HH
Two storey extension to side with canopy to front together with render on side elevation, Juliet balcony to rear following demolition of existing outbuilding
161 Almond Brook Road Standish Wigan WN6 0SR
Received 30 Mar 2026 - UnknownA/26/100700/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100701/FULL
Installation of 7.5m FLI stub tower on new steel grillage platform, with 6 antennas, 4 dishes, equipment cabinets and associated ancillary equipment on rooftop
Wigan Automatic Telephone Exchange Dorning Street Wigan
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100702/FULL
Change of use from a 3 bed dwelling house (Use Class C3) into a 4 bed HMO for 4 occupants (Use Class C4) and installation of cycle store
198 Twist Lane Leigh WN7 4EL
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100703/HH
Single storey rear extension with alterations to outbuilding
32 Colliery Meadow Wigan WN6 7FY
Received 31 Mar 2026 - DecidedA/26/100709/HH
First floor side extension, hip to gable roof conversion and external alterations to fenestration
31 Bowland Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8BD
Received 1 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100710/FULL
Change of use of ground floor commercial unit and cellar from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to a mixed cafe use (E(b)) (daytime) and bar use (evening) (Sui Generis), with restoration of existing shopfront (Retrospective application)
3 Mesnes Street Wigan WN1 1QP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100711/HH
Single storey detached garden room
1 The Stables Rindle Farm Rindle Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7LG
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100712/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Soft Landscaping) in respect of approved application A/25/098493/FULL
Whitegates 14 Haigh Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1LB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100714/LB
Listed Building consent for installation of internally LED lit defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to front elevation
Nationwide 32 - 34 Market Place Wigan WN1 1NR
Received 1 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100715/WTTPO
2 No. Oak Reduce crowns by 1-1.5 metres and remove all deadwood completely.
28 Castlemere Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6NA
Received 2 Apr 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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