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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 dates16,810Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,717 approved or refused records
1,175Refused applications
11,542 approved · 1,175 refused · 740 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101023/FULL
Siting of cabin for use in connection with church
Grace Fountain Church Coop Street Scholes Wigan WN1 3NH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101024/CON
Application to discharge condition No.6 (Contamination - Full discharge now that the validation report has been issued and provided) in respect of approved application A/20/90208/OUTMAJ
Five Acres Kenyon Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LQ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101025/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/25/099884/HH to allow for amendments to the rear extension
26 Cotswold Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 1HW
Received 4 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101026/FULL
Change of use from single dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to 3 children (Use Class C2)
49 Fulbeck Avenue Wigan WN3 5QN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101027/FULL
Erection of a 2.5 storey building with dormer windows to front comprising of a pharmacy (Use Class E) at ground floor and 4 apartments at first and second floors together with associated boundary treatments, parking, landscaping and new access from Warrington Road
Land At 359-365 Warrington Road Abram Wigan WN3 5XB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101028/HH
Erection of 1m and 2m high boundary fence to front, side and rear (retrospective application)
45 Kenwood Avenue Leigh WN7 2LP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101029/FULL
Conversion of a dog grooming salon (Sui Generis) with accommodation above to a barbers shop (Use Class E) with self-contained flat above (Use Class C3), together with new shopfront and alterations to fenestration (Retrospective application)
233-233A Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AP
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101030/ADV
Installation of 2 internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 externally illuminated projecting signs, illuminated ATM surrounds, non-illuminated signs and shopfront vinyls
Lloyds Bank 6 Market Street Wigan WN1 1JN
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101031/FULL
Installation of new shopfront glazing, new ATMs, defibrillator unit/bleed kit and roller shutter door to main entrance
Lloyds Bank 6 Market Street Wigan WN1 1JN
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101032/FULL
External alterations including new full height entrance following demolition of the existing porch entrance structure on Gas Street, replacement roof with PV panels and roof mounted plant and equipment; installation of replacement automated service yard shutter doors; new openings in external elevations to accommodate air vents / mechanical installations; replacement of existing gates / vehicle barrier; and provision of external cycle parking stands
Leigh Market Hall Spinning Gate Leigh WN7 4PG
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101033/HH
First floor side extension with a canopy to the front, single storey rear extension.
14 Meads Grove Tyldesley Manchester M29 7HE
Received 5 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101034/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey side extension
14 Greenall Street Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 8BZ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101035/WTTPO
3.Holly tree - Reduction by 5 metres
12 St Catherines Gardens Lowton Warrington WA3 1LU
Received 7 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101036/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
20 Rockingham Drive Hindley Wigan WN2 3NF
Received 8 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101037/WTTPO
T1 (Scots Pine) Crown reduce by 3 metres to reduce weight and crown density.T2 (Cedar) Fell due recently suffering a large limb failureT3 (Cherry) Fell due to low amenity value and poor form (previously had large stem removed)T4 (Ash) Fell due to heavy crown decline due to Ash dieback.
23 Winchester Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9LL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101038/HH
Single storey rear extension together with replacement window to rear following demolition of existing rear extension and wall
1C Oxhouse Road Orrell Wigan WN5 7AN
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101039/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.29e (Validation of Cover Soil Systems Plots 40-43) in respect of approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ
Site Of Pemberton Colliery Smithy Brook Road Wigan
Received 8 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101040/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed garage conversion
3 Parr Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8LA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101041/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of previously approved A/25/099036/HH to allow for hip to gable roof alteration and amendments to the rear and gable elevations
19 Oak Avenue Standish Wigan WN6 0EA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101042/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear together with canopy to rear
154 Higher Green Lane Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7JB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101043/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials for Ramp and Railings) in respect of approved application A/25/099759/FULL
Tyldesley Library 13 Stanley Street Tyldesley Manchester M29 8AE
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101045/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (CEMP), Condition No.5 (Contamination), Condition No.6 (Drainage), Condition No.7 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.8 (Coal Mining) in respect of approved application A/26/100421/VAR
Car Park Robin Park Leisure Centre Robin Park Road Wigan
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101046/FULL
Erection of 6 Outdoor Padel Tennis Courts (Use Class F2 (c)) with 3 metre high mesh fencing and gates together with external lighting and CCTV
Land Adjacent To Fitness First Stadium Way Wigan WN5 0UN
Received 9 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101051/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ - Minor changes to site layout to amend the sales area house types relating to Plots 252, 253 and 468.
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 3 Jun 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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