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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 dates16,966Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,858 approved or refused records
1,177Refused applications
11,681 approved · 1,177 refused · 743 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredA/26/101139/FULL
Change of use of first and second floors to one self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3) together with alterations to fenestration (Retrospective application)
First And Second Floors Of 53 & 53A Standishgate Wigan WN1 1UP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101140/WTTCA
T1 sycamore reduce by 2-3m on house side to reduce encroachment and remove bridge for squirrels to roof
277 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2NT
Received 29 Jun 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101141/RMMAJ
Application for the approval of reserved matters (with details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to ref. A/25/098937/VARMAJ for the erection of 207 dwellings with associated landscaping, public open space, LEAP, internal access roads, car parking and other associated works
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101144/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia signs to front and rear
96 Twist Lane Leigh WN7 4DP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101145/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore All round crown reduction by 3 metres or or replace with a native tree more appropriate to the location and to our neighbouring gardens.
17 St Johns Road Worsley Manchester M28 1PA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101146/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/25/099216/LA
Moss Bank Court Faith Street Leigh
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedA/26/101152/FULL
Single storey extension and new external ramp
Leigh St Johns Church Of England Primary School Kirkhall Lane Leigh WN7 1RY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101153/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.12 (Drainage), Condition No.13 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition No.15 (Biodiversity Enhancements) and to discharge mandatory biodiversity gain plan condition of planning permission A/25/100034/FULL
Vacant Land To The Rear Of 104 Prescott Street Wigan WN6 7DD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101154/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development to confirm that internal alterations to the nursery building constituted permitted development and did not require planning permission
68 Leigh Road Atherton Manchester M46 0PA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101155/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development to confirm that internal alterations to the nursery building permitted development and did not require planning permission
Footprints Nursery Alderfold Street Atherton Manchester M46 9DS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101156/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home for one child (Use Class C2)
18 Brindlehurst Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7NG
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101157/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 3 (off-site highways improvement works) of outline permission A/21/92036/OUTMAJ approved by appeal reference APP/V4250/W/22/3307710
Land South East Of South Lancashire Industrial Estate Lockett Road Ashton-In-Makerfield WN4 8DE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101158/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent Supermarket, Junction Of Warrington Road And Worthington Way Wigan
Received 1 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101159/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent Car Park Walthew Lane Platt Bridge Wigan
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101160/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent Coniston Drive South Of Junction With Lee Lane Abram
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101161/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Drainage - Phase 5 only) in respect of approved application A/16/82492/OUTMES
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101162/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.28 (Residential Access) in respect of approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 1 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101163/FULL
Change of use from a domestic dwellinghouse and garage to a mixed use as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and hair salon (Use Class E) together with external alterations to garage
158 Wigan Road Standish Wigan WN6 0AY
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101166/HH
Single storey side extension
25 Malpas Avenue Wigan WN1 3PW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101167/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.17 (Sectional and Elevational Details - New Market Hall Only) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.54 (Relocation of 1877 Market Canopy) in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101168/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent Albion Business Park Bag Lane Atherton
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101169/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Grass Verge Between Findlay Street And Twist Lane Leigh
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101170/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath At The Junction Of Hector Road And Harrow Road Wigan
Received 2 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101171/TCSO
Prior notification of installation of a 15m steel pole to support fibre cables and radio antennae together with associated cabinets housing electronic communications apparatus to form part of a high-speed broadband electronic communications network
Footpath Adjacent 33 Cecil Street Leigh
Received 2 Jul 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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