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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 dates16,640Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,570 approved or refused records
1,174Refused applications
11,396 approved · 1,174 refused · 734 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100875/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.11 (Landscape Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.15 (Bird Boxes) and Condition No.26 (Watercourse Buffer Zone) in respect of approved application A/25/099481/MAJPSI
HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100876/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.18 (Landscape Environmental Management Plan) in respect approved application A/25/099480/VARMAJ
HM Prison Hindley Barracks Road Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TH
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100877/WTTCA
T1 Sycamore - Fell. Is in poor condition with minimal foliage and large deadwood within the tree. Will not recover removal at earliest convivence due significant decline. T2 Fell. Is declining suspect to be the same issue as T1 but not at the same stage. Removal is advised due to the heavy lean over neighbouring garden.
61 Astley Hall Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TX
Received 6 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100878/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.15 (EV Charging), Condition No.13 (Planting and Soft Landscaping), Condition No.36 (Materials) and Condition No.37 (Boundary Treatments) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 6 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100880/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) and Condition No.4 (Doors and Windows) in respect of approved application A/25/099967/HH
3 Lakeside Cottages Standish Wigan WN1 2UU
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100881/WTTPO
T1 Oak Crown reduce height and spread by 0.5 metres
32 Wigan Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7XS
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100883/FULL
Second floor rear extension following removal of dormer
Elliott Street Surgery 145 Elliott Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8FL
Received 7 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100884/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for a proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential home (Use Class C2) for one child together with associated external alterations to fenestration
55 Springfield Road Wigan WN6 7RA
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100885/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Fencing design & Colour), Condition No.4 (Contractors Compound Submission), Condition No.5 (Tree Protection), Condition No.6 (Landscaping), Condition No.7 (Ecological Enhancements), Condition No.8 (Bird Nesting Season Compliance), Condition No.9 (Contaminated Land ) and Condition No.10 (Porous Surfaces) in respect of approved application A/23/95570/FULL
St Richards Roman Catholic Primary School Flapper Fold Lane Atherton Manchester M46 0HA
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100886/FULL
Single storey rear extension following demolition of porch to rear
Flat 1 34 Longshaw Old Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7JJ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100888/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.21 (CT&EMP) in respect of approved application A/25/098464/MAJOR
Abbey Lakes Hall Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100889/HH
Single storey rear extension together with alterations to garage following demolition of conservatory
88 Shevington Moor Standish Wigan WN6 0SE
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100890/FULL
Change of use from offices (Use class E(g)(i)) to 2 domestic garages together with alterations to fenestration
11A Irvine Street Leigh WN7 1ND
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100892/ADV
Installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 non-illuminated fascia sign, 4 poster frames and 1 set window vinyl signs together with the replacement of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and 2 non-illuminated fascia signs
B&M Marus Bridge Retail Park Worthington Way Wigan WN3 6XA
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100893/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore Fell. Previous pruning and recent snapped limbs in poor condition with signs of Jelly ear fungus.T2 Sycamore Remove lowest limb to prevent future growth interference with garden and fence line
79 Dereham Way Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HX
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100895/HH
Single storey front extension together with single storey extension to rear following demolition of conservatory
186 Ashbourne Avenue Aspull Wigan WN2 1HN
Received 11 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100896/TREWRK
T1 Sycamore Crown reduction by 8 metres
31 Abbeycroft Close Tyldesley Manchester M29 7TJ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100897/FULL
To erect a garage on an existing concrete slab
Garage Site The Avenue Leigh
Received 11 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100901/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.18 (Tree Survey) and Condition No.26 (EV Charger) in respect of previously approved application A/25/099839/MAJOR
Land At Laburnum Avenue And Christopher Street Ince-in-Makerfield Wigan
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100903/HH
Single storey extension to rear together with render to rear and new window at first floor to side
99 Bedford Square Leigh WN7 2AA
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100906/FULL
Change of use from a 6 bed 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a 7 Bed 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis)
30 Ellesmere Road Wigan WN5 9LA
Received 11 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100907/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/26/100371/HH
11 Monument Road Wigan WN1 2LS
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100908/WTTPO
T1 Oak Full crown reduction by a maximum of 2 to 3 metres and removal of any dead, damaged or deceased branches.
7 Wood Green Close Standish Wigan WN6 0FB
Received 11 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100909/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099884/HH - revision of the approved single storey rear extension by rationalising the rear wall alignment to create a simplified, regularised form
26 Cotswold Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HW
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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