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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 dates16,518Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,465 approved or refused records
1,170Refused applications
11,295 approved · 1,170 refused · 730 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100803/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Windows) and Condition No.6 (Render and Finish) in respect of approved application A/25/098670/CU
13 Wigan Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9AR
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100804/HH
Erection of detached annexe ancillary to the dwelling
66 Melrose Avenue Leigh WN7 5PL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100806/WTTPO
T1 OAK - Crown reduction of 3m, selective pruning to bring it away from the highway and the property. Deadwooding T2, T3 , T4 , T5 All Sycamores. T3 T4 T5 have all be pollarded previously as we're asking to re pollard to previous prune point. Also to Pollard T2 to marry up with the other 3 Sycamores.
193 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AE
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100807/WTTCA
T2 Hornbeam - Crown lift to provide a 3m clearance over the private gardensT12 Sycamore - Remove all basal epicormic growth
Chandler House Worsley Mesnes Health Centre Poolstock Lane Wigan WN3 5HL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100808/ADV
Installation of 1 fascia sign and 1 'V' shaped free-standing panel sign and removal of 1 fascia sign
Masonic Hall Chapel Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8JP
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100810/HH
Single storey side/rear extension following demolition of conservatory
15 Central Drive Shevington Wigan WN6 8BA
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100811/ADV
To display 1 internally illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective application)
Church Hall 11 Ellesmere Street Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7QP
Received 25 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100812/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing and installation of driveway following removal of fencing to front
521 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4QF
Received 25 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/02/056044/FULL
To retain 6 steel containers
Lloyds Court Jury Street Leigh
Received 1 May 2002 - DecidedA/26/100817/VARMAJ
Section 73 Application to vary planning conditions 2, 3, 7, 9, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, and the removal of Condition 18 of previously approved permission A/24/98015/MAJOR, to allow for alterations to the railway station platforms, associated landscaping and supporting infrastructure including staircases, lift shafts, operational space, car parking, pathways and public realm
The Goods Shed Railway Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3BY
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100818/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.7 (Provision for Storage) and Condition No.19 (Finished Floor Levels) in respect of approved application A/23/95235/MAJOR
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100819/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.33 (Updated CEMP in relation to the MMC only) in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100820/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/098880/FULL - Reduction in massing of proposed extension to existing warehouse unit. Associated minor amendments to site plan
Unit 19 Makerfield Way Ince Wigan WN2 2PR
Received 15 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100821/RM
Reserved matters to A/22/93156/OUT - for residential development of 3 detached dwellinghouses seeking approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
Locker Lane Farm Locker Lane Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8YF
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100822/HH
Two storey extension to side, single storey extension to rear with Juliet balcony at first floor, detached garage to side together with extension to patio to rear and erection of 2m high gates to front and associated external alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing detached garage
21 Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XA
Received 28 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100823/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.39 (Extraction and Filtration of Cooking Odours) and Condition No.40 (Noise Mitigation Measures) in relation to the New Market Hall only in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100824/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97802/RMMAJ - Change the front door and garage door colour to Dulux Egyptian Cotton. Change the ridge tile colour to match the roof tile colour
Land East Of 112 Heath Road Heath Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9ET
Received 20 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100825/FULL
To subdivide commercial premises (Use Class E) into 2 separate commercial units (Use Class E), formalising 2 flats at first floor level and external alterations to fenestration (Retrospective application)
290, 290A, 290B, 290C Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100827/WTTPO
To crown thin and prune x5 Sorbus trees from neighbouring properties gardens to give good clearance To remove x1 large Willow that have poor form To remove x1 small Sycamore that have poor form
Richmond Street Worsley Mesnes Wigan WN3 5EB
Received 28 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100828/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR - To vary Condition 2 (approved plans) to reflect the updated rail track and PV layout, as shown on the revised Site Layout Plan and Rail Track Area Plan & Section
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 22 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100829/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099550/MAJOR - to remove substation, relocate electric kiosk and changes to general hard and soft landscaping provision within the site layout.
R L Hughes Primary School Mayfield Street Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9QL
Received 16 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100830/LUCE
Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of a property as a 6 bed, 6 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) together with alteration to fenestration
198 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8HQ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100832/VAR
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission A/19/86511/VAR - to allow the premises to be operated on a 24-hour basis
ALDI Scot Lane Wigan WN5 0TQ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100833/HH
Erection of office workspace ancillary to 4 Spilsby Square following demolition of garage
Land Adjacent To 2 Spilsby Square Wigan WN3 5QP
Received 28 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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