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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 dates16,679Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,603 approved or refused records
1,174Refused applications
11,429 approved · 1,174 refused · 736 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100910/FULL
Extension and alterations to existing car park to create additional parking spaces together with installation of 2 electric vehicle charging points, external lighting and associated landscaping
Avril Court Henry Street Ince
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100912/FULL
Siting of parcel locker
Wigan Leisure And Culture Trust Leigh Sports Centre Sale Way Leigh Sports Village Leigh WN7 4JY
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100913/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.22 for phases 4, 5 and 6 pursuant to planning permission A/25/098937/VARMAJ Parts i, ii, iii and iv
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100914/HH
Part single storey/part two storey side and rear extension following demolition of single storey side extension
223 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AE
Received 12 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100915/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a property as a 5 bed, 5 person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
542 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0BX
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100916/FULL
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into a 5 bed, 5 person HMO (Use Class C4) and installation of cycle and bin stores together with external alterations to fenestration
199 Darlington Street East Wigan WN1 3EA
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100917/HH
Porch to front, two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing porch and conservatory
64 Chisacre Drive Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8DR
Received 12 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100918/FULL
Erection of 3 dwellings with roof mounted solar panels and associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing public house
Red Lion 107 Westleigh Lane Leigh WN7 5JR
Received 13 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100919/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side infill extension
7 Elizabeth Avenue Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TP
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100920/VAR
Removal of condition 10 of planning permission A/25/098641/FULL - to allow commencement of above ground works without written confirmation from the appointed Building Control body
Leigh Liberal Club Church Street Leigh WN7 1AY
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100921/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear linking to garage together with external alterations to garage
22 Spiredale Brow Standish Wigan WN6 0XT
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100922/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.17 relating to the 'prior to commencement' investigation and assessment (17A, 17B, 17C and 17D) (Site Contamination Assessment) and to FULLY discharge condition No.3 (Drainage), Condition No.4 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.5 (Materials), condition No.9 (Refuse Storage), Condition No.10 (Cycle Storage), Condition No.11 (EV Charging), condition No.13 (Landscaping), Condition No.15 (Ecological Enhancements, e.g. Bat/Bird Boxes), Condition No.19 (Boundary Treatments) and Condition No.20 (Access) in respect of approved application A/24/97052/FULL
558 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7SQ
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100923/FULL
Erection of three storey office building (Use ClassE(g)(i)) with undercroft parking and roller shutter access door, alterations to create new access and associated delivery/refuse collection point and 1.8 metre high palisade fencing and gates
Car Park Rear Of 104 - 108 Wallgate Wigan WN3 4AB
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100924/HH
Single storey rear and side extension following demolition of porch
45 Crank Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7EX
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100925/HH
Single storey side/rear extension, alterations to fenestration and raising of the ridge height to form new roof following demolition of conservatory
44 Wateredge Close Leigh WN7 3UP
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100926/HH
Remodelling of existing dwelling including two storey extensions to front and side, part two storey part single storey extension to rear with first floor internal balcony, render and cladding to front and side of existing dwelling together with associated external alterations to fenestration
3 Pennington Close Aspull Wigan WN2 2SP
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100927/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.29e (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100928/HH
Conversion of garage to form habitable room
107 Ennerdale Road Leigh WN7 2TB
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100929/FULL
Change of use of first floor to create new single flat (Use Class C3), retaining commercial use (Use Class E(a)) at ground floor, together with external alterations to fenestration including reinstatement of bricked up window
4 Silk Street Leigh WN7 1AW
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100930/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Management Plan and a Neighbour Complaint Procedure) and Condition No.5 (Cycle Store) in respect of approved application A/25/098491/CU
6 Wallace Lane Wigan WN1 3XT
Received 14 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100931/OUT
Outline application for erection of 1 dwelling seeking approval of access, layout and scale
Land To Rear Of 90 Heath Road Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9HH
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100932/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.24 (Noise and Vibration) in respect of approved application A/24/098254/VARMAJ
97 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DW
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100933/HH
Single storey rear extension linking to garage together with external alterations to garage
64 Clough House Drive Leigh WN7 2GD
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100935/HH
Raising of roof to original property to form first floor with dormers to front, open canopy to front, single storey side extension with balcony over, part single/two storey rear extension, increase in height of chimney and render to front and side facades following demolition of side and rear extensions.
10 Walnut Avenue Wigan WN1 3XE
Received 18 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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