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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 dates16,884Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,782 approved or refused records
1,177Refused applications
11,605 approved · 1,177 refused · 742 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101081/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Gas Risk Assessment), Condition No.4 (Land Contamination Risk Assessment), Condition No.6 (Landscaping Details), Condition No.10 (Construction, Highway, Environmental Management Plan), Condition No.11 (Construction, Training and Employment Management Plan), Condition No.12 (Finished Floor Levels), Condition No.14 (Wall Mounted Cycle Hangers), Condition No.15 (Waste and Recycle Bins), Condition No.16 (Materials Schedule) and Condition No.20 (Wall Mounted EV Charging Points) in respect of approved application A/24/97357/MAJOR
Unit D3A Walter Leigh Way Moss Industrial Estate Leigh WN7 3PT WN7 3PT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101083/WTTPO
Willow reduction of 1.5m to stop the tree damaging the fence.
Brockhurst Walk Wigan WN3 5UG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101085/FULL
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a childrens care home for up to 3 children (Use Class C2)
448A Holden Road Leigh WN7 2HU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101086/TREWRK
T1-Beech: Crown lift to 5m and clear 2m from building (applicants property).T2-Crown lift over driveway and road to 5m.Lower branches from T1 are encroaching on applicants property. Lower branches from T2 are now fouling on cars on the driveway and taller vehicles using the road to access the properties. I suggest removing lower branches back to the stem on T1 to allow for sufficient clearance.
Treetops Marylebone Place Wigan WN1 2NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101087/WTTCA
Fell 3 Lime, 1 London Plane, 1 Ash, 1 Mountain Ash and 1 Hornbeam
Kingsleigh Methodist Church King Street Leigh WN7 4LR
Received 16 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101089/FULL
Change of use of part of rear garden area of 31 Astley Street, to provide an external seating area associated with the existing coffee shop at 31A, together with replacement boundary fencing, repaired/improved hardstanding and a formalised bin storage area
31 And 31A Astley Street Tyldesley Manchester
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101090/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed detached outbuilding to rear incidental to main dwelling house
7 Hazelfield Gardens Lowton Warrington WA3 2UL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - UnknownA/26/101091/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful development for proposed single storey side extension
18 Oaklands Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2LE
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101092/HH
Single storey side extension together with external alterations to fenestration including render to all elevations following demolition of existing garage
1 Elmwood Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NX
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101093/WTTPO
G1 Beech Sycamore and Ash Reduce from building giving 4-5 metre clearance as per BS 3998
Pear Tree Court Aspull
Received 17 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101094/VARMAJ
Application to vary conditions 2, 4, 5, 8 and 18 of previously approved A/17/83795/MAJMIN to allow for amendments to the approved plans, to allow the opening hours on weekdays for deliveries 06:30 to 18:00 and for processing of metals 08:00 to 18:00, to vary the approved phasing plan and to vary conditions 8 and 18 to only provide information for Phase 2b
Maxilead Limited Woodward Way Chanters Industrial Estate Atherton Manchester M46 9RU
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101095/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.3 (Photovoltaic Panels for Plots 1-13, 18-42, 45-50, 53-67, 70-96, 201-213 and 216-219) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.8 (Ecological Enhancements) in respect of approved application A/25/099409/RMMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common South Of The Guided Busway Worsley
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101096/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.6 (Ground Gas Mitigation - First Part Only) in respect of approved application A/24/98163/FULL
5 The Woodlands Wigan WN1 2NR
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101097/FULL
Change of use of an existing five-bedroom Class C3 dwellinghouse to a five-bedroom Use Class C2 Mother and Child Supported Accommodation Service for young parents aged 16 to 25 and their dependent children
251 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2AP
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101098/HH
Single storey rear extension together with external alterations to fenestration
26 Fairholme Avenue Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8LL
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101099/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.14 (Employment & Training Plan - Unit 3 only) in respect of approved application A/23/96226/MAJOR
Land At Astley Park Way Worsley
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101101/HH
Roof dormers to the front and rear
92 Chestnut Drive South Leigh WN7 3JX
Received 21 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101102/WTTPO
Group of 6 T1 t2 t3 t4 t5 t6 silver birch with significant cavity / sooty mold at base of tree we would like to fell / remove from entrance of site under visitors car parking spaces also openUp some natural light for other more mature trees to benefit we would also encourage a replanting scheme when felled
Lakeside Nursing Home Chorley Road Standish Wigan WN1 2XN
Received 21 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101103/WTTPO
T2 beech tree also at front of property to be laterally reduced spread towards property as very close contact to roof only laterally reducing branches with in 2m of propertyT1 and T3 are not protected by the TPO
139 Spring Road Orrell Wigan WN5 0JH
Received 21 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101104/WTTPO
T9 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement.T11 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement.T15 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement.T16 - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey.T17 - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey.T18 - Willow - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey.T23 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement.T24 - Ash - Fell to ground level. Advanced Ash die back located within school grounds posing significant risk. Tree survey completed by independent specialists highlighting requirement.T25 - Willow - Willow - Located in carpark and boundary to neighbouring property, co dominant stem, over mature for the location, highlighted on independent survey.T27 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth T30 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth
Lowton West Primary School Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2ED
Received 21 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101105/HH
Additional dormer to front and dormer to rear with an increase in size to existing rear dormer
35 Alderley Lane Leigh WN7 3DN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101107/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.4 (Gas Migration) in respect of approved application A/25/099979/MAJOR
The Hide Coffee House And Visitor Centre Pennington Flash Nature Reserve St Helens Road Leigh WN7 3PA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101108/FULL
Change of use to a hot food takeaway, retention of shopfront, installation of an extraction flue on the rear elevation, and 1.8m high fencing and gates to rear (Part retrospective)
90 Market Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3AN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101109/ADV
Installation of internally illuminated advertisement signs and digital screen associated to new commercial premises
39 The Grand Arcade Wigan WN1 1BH
Received 22 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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