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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 dates17,122Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,985 approved or refused records
1,179Refused applications
11,806 approved · 1,179 refused · 750 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101201/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.26 (CT&EMP) in respect of approved application A/25/099380/MAJOR
Land To The East Of Frith Street Wigan WN5 0UW
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101202/WTTPO
Ash - TPO No.G1 (Plan No. 207) - Crown lift to 6m and crown reduce over property up to 2m.Ash - TPO No. T7 (Plan No. 213) - Fell due to Ash Dieback and Decay in main structure. Previous permission granted, now expired.Sycamore - TPO No.T12 (Plan No. 219) - Crown reduce up to 2m building side to clear property.Sycamore - TPO No.T14 (plan No. 220) - Crown reduce up to 3m over property and garden.Ash - TPO No.G2 (Plan No.395) - Fell due to Ash Dieback.Elm TPO No.G2 (Plan No.405 ) Moribund, Fell.Ash ??? TPO No.G2 (Plan No. 406) ??? Fell due to Ash Dieback.Sycamore TPO No.G2 (Plan No. 409) Moribund, Fell.Ash ??? TPO No.G2 (Plan No. 410) Fell due to Ash Dieback.Sycamore ??? TPO No.G3 (Plan No. 413) Significant crown death and has Kretzschmaria deusta at the base.Sycamore ??? TPO No.G3 (Plan No. 414) Dead, FellSycamore TPO No.G3 (Plan No.416) Remove low branch touching the Sub-station roof.Norway Maple - TPO No. T22 (Plan No. 433) - Crown reduce by up to 3m.
34 Hawthorn Rise Wigan WN1 3AN
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101203/WTTCA
T1 - Goat Willow - Fell to close to ground level. Tree is self seeded, growing in a narrow alleyway and is now causing structural damage to the boundary wall of the church.
Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101205/HH
Conversion of detached single garage to habitable annexe ancillary to existing dwellinghouse, together with render and alterations to fenestration
9 Copperas Close Shevington Wigan WN6 8BX
Received 9 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101206/MAJOR
Removal and replacement of cladding to external and atrium walls and associated works for the purposes of meeting current fire safety regulations/cladding remediation
Trencherfield Mill Heritage Way Wigan WN3 4DU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101207/LB
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of cladding to external and atrium walls and associated works for the purposes of meeting current fire safety regulations/cladding remediation
Trencherfield Mill Heritage Way Wigan WN3 4DU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101208/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.7 (CEMP) and Condition No.8 (Remediation Verification) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.5 (Drainage) and Condition No.6 (Landscaping) in respect of approved application A/24/97975/VARMAJ
St John Fisher Catholic High School Baytree Road Wigan WN6 7RN
Received 9 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101209/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormer to rear
7 Clement Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0PT
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101210/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.45 (Contamination) and Condition No.46 (Remediation Strategy) garden validation for plots 21 & 22 for parcel B & further information regarding the garden calidation for plot 100 & 101 for parcel C in respect of approved application A/21/93043/MAJOR
Site A North Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site B South Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site C South West Of Worsley Mesnes Drive Site D South Of Mesnes Avenue Site E North East Of Mesnes Avenue Worsley Mesnes Wigan
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101211/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
1 Park Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3PU
Received 10 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101212/WTTPO
T14 Sycamore Fell due to crown decline
224 Slag Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 2EH
Received 9 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101213/LUCE
Certificate of lawful development to demonstrate that works approved under planning permission A/21/91519/MAJOR have lawfully commenced on site
135 Market Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3AA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101214/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.10 (Contamination) and Condition No.11 (Contamination) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.3 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/24/97281/MAJPSI
Central Park Montrose Avenue Wigan WN5 9XL
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101215/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Elevational and Sectional drawings of new shop front) in respect of approved application A/25/100144/FULL
The Casba 36 King Street Leigh WN7 4LR
Received 10 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101217/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension together with external alterations to fenestration
15 Kentmere Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 7QH
Received 11 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101218/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension together with external alterations to fenestration following demolition of garage
6 Elaine Close Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 8TA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101219/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No3 (Elevational Drawings and Sectional Details of New Shop Front) in respect of approved application A/25/100148/FULL
Cafe Stella 38 King Street Leigh WN7 4LR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101220/HH
Single storey rear extension projecting to side
4 Radnor Drive Leigh WN7 4TB
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101223/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Protection of Sewer) and Condition No.14 (Lighting Strategy) in respect of approved application A/22/94681/MAJOR
Development Land Phoenix Way Ince WN3 4NW
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101226/NLA
OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 310 DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY)
Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101228/HH
Single storey side extension
31 Lincoln Drive Aspull Wigan WN2 1XB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101229/FULL
Change of use of industrial unit currently under construction (Use Class B2/B8) to use as Veterinary surgery (Use Class E(e)) together with alterations to previously approved elevations and car park layout
E1 Hindley Green Business Park Leigh Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101230/HH
Porch to front and single storey side extension
85 Andover Crescent Winstanley Wigan WN3 6HP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101233/WTTPO
T1 (Cedar) Fell due to recent limb failures and located within confined area.
274 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RN
Received 14 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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