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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 dates16,711Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,627 approved or refused records
1,174Refused applications
11,453 approved · 1,174 refused · 738 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/100938/LUCP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed Tipi on raised wooden base
Kids Planet Canal House Day Nursery Douglas Bank Lock House Ball Street Wigan WN6 7TE
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100939/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Landscaping) and Condition No.7 (Balcony) in respect of approved application A/23/95613/FULL
Five Acres Kenyon Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LQ
Received 18 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100940/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.31 - Phase 4, 5 and 6 (Demolition Strategy) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100943/HH
Part first floor, part two storey to side and single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing conservatory
2 Malvern Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DZ
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100944/HH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
7 Ridge Avenue Standish Wigan WN1 2SU
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100945/HH
Part single storey, part two storey extension to side following demolition of existing garage
23 Dovenby Fold Ince Wigan WN2 2PS
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100946/WTTPO
T1 - Oak Request to reduce lateral very excessive growth into residents property by up to 3m
22 Stone Cross Lane North Lowton Warrington WA3 2SE
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100947/WTTPO
Wild Cherry to be felled to ground level Sycamore to be felled to ground level
14A Haigh Road Haigh Wigan WN2 1LB
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100949/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.57 Phase 2, 4, 5 and 6 (Invasive Species Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100950/HH
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension with Juliet balcony at first floor following demolition of outbuilding
11 Gibson Street Bickershaw Wigan WN2 5TF
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100951/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.10 (Landscaping) and Condition No.16 (Public Way-Finding Signage) in respect of approved application A/23/95155/OUTMES
Land North Of Mosley Common South Of The Guided Busway Worsley
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100952/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.29 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100953/HH
Single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
61 Tenbury Drive Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9RJ
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100954/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.4 (Contamination - "The Remediation Strategy and remedial measures shall be implemented in full and a Verification Report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the occupation of any of the buildings hereby permitted") in respect of approved application A/22/94051/FULL
Land Adjacent 27 Chatsworth Street Wigan WN5 8BQ
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100955/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials), Condition No.5 (Drainage), Condition No.6 (Bird/Bat Boxes), Condition No.15 (CEMP), Condition No.16 (Floor Levels) and Condition No.20 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/24/098043/MAJLA
Vacant Land North Of 52 Kingsley Street Leigh
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100956/MAJPSI
Refurbishment of existing artificial grass pitch; replacement of 15m high floodlighting columns, replacement ball stop fencing 4.5m high, storage container and hard standing around pitch
St John Rigby College Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0LJ
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100957/FULL
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into a 6 bed, 6 person HMO (Use Class C4) with re-positioning of a first floor window to the side elevation
36 Bryn Street Ince Wigan WN3 4RX
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100958/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.13 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/24/96789/MAJOR
Oakdale House Cale Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 1HB
Received 22 May 2026 - RegisteredA/26/100959/PIP
Permission in principle for erection of up to 5 dwellings
Land South Of Higher Lane Aspull
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100961/HH
First floor extension to side and rear
7 Corsey Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3XB
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100962/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (EV Charging) and Condition No.8 (Public Footpath Topping) in respect of approved application A/22/93815/FULL
Vacant Land To The South Of Princess Road, West Of Mill Street And North Of Druid Street Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 9HR
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedA/26/100963/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Drainage), Condition No.7 (Boundary Treatments), Conditions No.9 (Finished Floor Levels) Condition No.10 (Landscaping), Condition No.11 (CEMP), Condition No.12 (Bat/Bird Boxes) and Condition No.13 (Coal Mining) in respect of approved application A/24/98236/FULL
Open Land North Of 289 Bolton Road Atherton
Received 26 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100964/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed porch to front, replacement roof form to the existing flat-roof side extension including a hip to gable conversion, and cladding to the facades
464 Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6QF
Received 26 May 2026 - UnknownA/26/100965/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormers to side elevations
63 Vicarage Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AX
Received 26 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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