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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 dates16,597Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,532 approved or refused records
1,172Refused applications
11,360 approved · 1,172 refused · 734 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100834/WTTPO
beech Lift canopy to 3 metres
2 Oakengates Standish Wigan WN6 0XL
Received 28 Apr 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100838/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.21 (CO2 Emissions) in respect of approved application A/22/94807/MAJOR
Hadbutt Farm Hadbutt Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FJ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100840/FULL
Installation of internally LED lit defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to front elevation
Nationwide 32 - 34 Market Place Wigan WN1 1NR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - UnknownA/26/100843/NMAS
Non Material Amendment to vary Condition 38 (EV Charging) in respect of A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100844/WTTPO
Crown reduction and thinning, of up to three meters, for two oak trees to facilitate digging for drainage on a new property.Prune roots as appropriate less than 2.5cm diameter to leave a clean cut when excavating for the drainage pipe.
Standish Cricket Club Green Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0TX
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100845/WTTPO
Reduce T1 (Beech Tree) to Monolith due to severe and deep stem cavity at 2.5m on stem. Retain as monolith to encourage biodiversity.Currently a risk isk of damage to septic tank
Bridgeside Barn Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN1 2UW
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100846/WTTPO
T1 & T2: Sycamores, reducing the crowns on south side only by no more than 2m to distal shoots to mitigate nuisance from leaves blocking roof gully on the farmhouse
Red Rock Farm Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN1 2UW
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100847/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.29 (Garden Validations - Plots 122, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 188 and Enabling Earthworks Validation Report Plots 41-47) in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 30 Apr 2026 - DecidedA/26/100848/HH
Part single storey, part two storey extension to side and rear together with new front porch and new pitched roof to rear following demolition of existing outbuilding and porch to front
4 Moss Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7BU
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100849/HH
Porch to front, single storey rear/side extension, alterations to fenestration, feature pike over front bedroom window and part render to front elevation, following demolition of existing porch
22 Calico Wood Avenue Shevington Wigan WN6 8ED
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100850/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No3 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.4 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/22/94807/MAJOR
Hadbutt Farm Hadbutt Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7FJ
Received 1 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100851/FULL
Extension and partial conversion of the existing restaurant to create two smaller units caf� (Unit 1) and Barbers/Hair Salon (Unit 2) (Use Class E), with the existing restaurant use to be retained, together with relocation of air conditioning units to rear elevation
Raj Gate 391 Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100852/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear together with external alterations to fenestration
317 Upholland Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7DN
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100853/HH
Erection of timber canopy to rear
9 Tipping Street Wigan WN3 5HA
Received 1 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100857/WTTPO
T1 Lime - Crown lift to 5m to clear structures in neighbouring garden and garage.
4 Watermede Billinge Wigan WN5 7BE
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100858/WTTPO
T1 LIme Fell due to deadwood and overhanging neighbour's property
16 Green Lawns Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2US
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100861/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Affordable Housing), Condition No.5 (Mine Shaft Investigations - Parts A & B), Condition No.11 (CEMP), Condition No.14 (Archaeology), Condition No.16 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition No.22 (Nesting Birds) and Condition No.23 (Invasive Species) in respect of approved application A/25/099839/MAJOR
Land At Laburnum Avenue And Christopher Street Ince-in-Makerfield Wigan
Received 5 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100863/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed porch to front, single storey extension to side and two storey extension to rear with two juliette balconies together with associated external alterations to fenestration following demolition of conservatory
Vauses Farm 75 Wigan Road Shevington Wigan WN6 8PY
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100866/FULL
Siting of a parcel locker
Standish Leisure Centre Rectory Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0XB
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100867/WTTPO
T1 To crown reduce Oak tree by 2meters no more than 100 mm to second branch over houseT2To crown reduce Oak tree by 2meters no more than 100 mm to second branch over houseBoth Oak trees are in the rear garden
13 Rufford Place Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EL
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100868/WTTPO
T1 To crown reduce Oak tree by 2meters no more than 100 mm to second branch over house in rear garden
24 Rufford Place Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EL
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100869/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.45 (Archaeological Evaluation) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ (Phases 4, 5 and 6 only)
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100870/WTTPO
T1 Silver Birch Tree in rear garden requires work to crown reduce by 2 meters not exceeding 100 mm and crown thin by 10% removing epicormic growth and crossing branches to allow light through the tree
4 Langford Drive Leigh WN7 3LE
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100873/HH
Part two storey/part single storey side/rear extension
34 Knightscliffe Crescent Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8DX
Received 5 May 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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