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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 dates16,242Searchable applications
604Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,228 approved or refused records
1,162Refused applications
11,066 approved · 1,162 refused · 718 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- DecidedA/26/100716/HH
Extension to existing permanent vehicular crossing
Coach House Farm 41 Shevington Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8BH
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100717/CON
Condition Discharge application to RE-DISCHARGE Condition No.4 (Boundary Treatments) and Condition No.20 (Hard and Soft Landscape Works) in respect of approved application A/23/95356/MAJOR
Land To The West Of Stothert Street Atherton
Received 2 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100718/14PDJ
Prior notification for the proposed installation of a 67 kWp solar system on the pitched and flat roofs
Sporting Lodge Inns The Greyhound Hotel Warrington Road Leigh WN7 3XQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100719/HH
Single-storey rear extension and alterations to the existing garage, including the formation of a part-pitched roof, together with external alterations to fenestration
8 Cranham Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2PQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100720/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (CEMP for Mosley Common Phase 4-6) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 2 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100721/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.12 (CT&EMP), Condition No.40 (Affordable Housing), Condition No.52 (Zero Carbon) and Condition No.57 (Invasive Species) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/100722/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Drainage) in respect of approved application A/25/099009/RMMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100723/HH
Single storey rear extension
36 Acreswood Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4NJ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100724/HH
First floor side extension
9 Woodlands Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 7BH
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100725/HH
Single storey extension to front with render to front elevation and two storey extension to side following demolition of existing garage
1 Merlewood Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PG
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100726/HH
Alterations to existing arrangement to side to form kitchen extension
2 Pembroke Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TG
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100727/FULL
Single storey side extension
Boltons Funerals 27A Haigh Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1LB
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100728/CON
Condition Discharge application to Discharge Condition No.4 (Drainage), Condition No.5 (Noise), Condition No.6 (Contamination) and Condition No7 (EV Charging) in respect of approved application A/23/95359/FULL
Land Adjacent 245 Bryn Road Ashton-In-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8BU
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/100729/VAR
Application to vary condition 2 of previously approved A/13/78258 to allow the opening hours to be 08:00 to 22:00 Sundays to Saturdays inclusive
Ground Floor Heritage Tearooms Dam House Astley Hall Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TX
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100730/VAR
Application to vary condition 3 of previously approved A/03/58198 to allow for the office opening times at first floor to be Monday to Sunday 07:00 to 23:00 including bank holidays
The Villa Astley Hall Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TX
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100731/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.14 (CT&EMP) and Condition No.22 (CEMP) in respect of approved application A/24/98015/MAJOR
The Goods Shed Railway Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3BY
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100732/HH
Part single storey, part two storey extension to side and rear with external alterations to fenestration
25 Chandler Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2LR
Received 7 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100733/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres, height to eaves 2.6 metres and height to the ridge of 3.5 metres following demolition of existing conservatory
7 Ridge Avenue Standish Wigan WN1 2SU
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100735/MAJOR
Extension to existing school to provide new classroom with associated works
St Gabriels Catholic Primary School Queensway Leigh WN7 2XG
Received 7 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100736/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing and extension of existing vehicular footpath crossing
441 Holden Road Leigh WN7 2HU
Received 8 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100737/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed dormer to rear
2 Pembroke Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100738/HH
Installation of 1.8m high fencing to front and sides of rear garden
21 Hutton Street Standish Wigan WN1 2XD
Received 8 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100739/HH
Single storey side extension
41 Kiveton Drive Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9EX
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100740/WTTPO
T1 and T2 Maple Crown raise by 3 metres (rear of No. 7)T3 dead tree Fell (rear of No. 5)T4 Maple Remove previously wind damaged snapped limb with exposed heartwood to reduce risk (rear of No. 3)
Crowhurst Drive Wigan WN1 2QH
Received 9 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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