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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 dates17,338Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,165 approved or refused records
1,186Refused applications
11,979 approved · 1,186 refused · 757 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101299/ADV
Internally illuminated fascia sign to front of laundry kiosk
Tesco Extra Cross Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3AT
Received 27 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101300/VARMAJ
Variation of condition 2 of application A/23/95286/VARMAJ to increase the building footprint of unit A to allow the loading bays to be fully enclosed within the structure and alterations to car parking arrangement
Saica Packaging Ltd Warrington Road Wigan WN3 6XD
Received 27 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101301/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Steelwork Removal) in respect of approved application A/25/099012/LB
Eckersley Mill 3 1900 Building Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 27 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101303/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Window and Door Schedule), Condition No.7 (External Openings), Condition No.9 (Repairs to Pointing), Condition No.10 (Repair - Structural Defects) and Condition No.25 (Invasive Species Survey) in respect of approved application A/25/099011/MAJOR
Eckersley Mill 3 1900 Building Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101304/HH
Detached outbuilding to side garden and external alterations to existing dwelling.
502 Preston Road Standish Wigan WN6 0QA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101305/HH
First floor to side together with single storey extension to rear
30 Broadwell Drive Leigh WN7 3NE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101306/WTTPO
T13 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) dead tree, removeT10 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) T11 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)T12 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)Request: Crown lift to approximately 4 metres above ground level on the side of each tree adjacent to the car park.
The Gatehouse Cherington Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101307/VAR
Variation of condition 3 (control of opening hours) of previously approved A/10/74408. To amend opening hours to 09:00 to 02:00 the following day, Monday to Sunday, and at no other times.
Pizza Hut 791 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 8HE
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101308/VAR
To vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission A/24/97523/HH to allow 1 metre extension to approved detached garage and enlarged rear dormer landing window
79 Woodland Avenue Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PP
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101309/WTTPO
1. Hawthorn obstructing gate removal2. Hawthorn obstructing gate removal3. Elder obstructing gate removal4. Wild cherry obstructing gate removal5. Sycamore overhanging branches access track crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metres ground clearance6. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal7. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal8. Elder sapling obstructing track access track removal9. Elder sapling obstructing track, group of 6 saplings access track removal10. Sycamore obstructing access track removal11. Elder sapling obstructing access track removal12. Sycamore damaged, dying back access track removal13. Elder damaged, dying back, obstructing turning circle removal14. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle turning circle removal15. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle turning circle removal16. Ash bare roots, unstable turning circle removal17. Hawthorn obstructing turning circle removal18. Ash obstructing turning circle removal19. Ash obstructing turning circle removal20. Ash obstructing turning circle removal21. English Oak obstructing turning circle removal22. Sycamore overhanging branches turning circle crown lifting to give 3-3.5 metre clearance from ground level
Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Received 29 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101311/LB
Listed Building consent for the installation of internal wall insulation and associated internal wall finish
1-7 Upper Dicconson Street & 29-33 Dicconson Street Wigan WN1 2AD
Received 29 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101313/LUCP
Certificate for Lawful Development for proposed garage conversion
26A Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101314/FULL
Change of use of Hand Car Wash to Petrol Filling station (Sui Generis) with erection of retail unit, canopy, creation of 6 parking spaces, 1no EV charging point and installation of new fuel tanks following demolition of existing shop, canopy and removal of existing tanks
Suds R Us 226 - 244 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101315/FULL
Partial conversion of agricultural building to one 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3), partial increase in ridge height and installation of rooflights, single storey extension on southern elevation with alterations to fenestration, provision of off road car parking, associated boundary treatments and landscaped areas
Rear Of 5 Park Road Billinge Wigan WN5 7JS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101316/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
10 Sandgate Close Leigh WN7 1PZ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101318/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Landscaping), Condition No.8 (HMMP), Condition No.9 (Biodiversity), Condition No.15 (Playing Field), Condition No.17 (Drainage), Condition No.18 (Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) and Condition No.23 (Boundary Treatments) in respect of approved application A/26/100817/VARMAJ
The Goods Shed Railway Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3BY
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101319/HH
Ground floor bay window and first floor front extension
59 Naburn Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8SB
Received 31 Jul 2026 - UnknownA/26/101320/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed static caravan, whose dimensions satisfy s.13 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, in rear garden following demolition of shed
11A East Mount Orrell Wigan WN5 8LR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101322/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear together with render to rear, following demolition of conservatory
41 Brambling Way Lowton Warrington WA3 2GS
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedA/26/101324/FULL
Change of use from a domestic dwelling to mixed use as a dwellinghouse (Use Class 3) and Nail and Lash Salon (Use Class E) following the erection of a single storey annexe in rear garden (Retrospective application)
28 Moor Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8SA
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101325/WTTPO
1 x Irish Yew All round crown reduction of 2-2.5 metres
12 Marus Avenue Wigan WN3 5QR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101326/WTTPO
T1 Oak - Crown raise secondary lateral branches by up to 5 metres to increase light penetration.
6 Rowton Rise Standish Wigan WN1 2TU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101327/HH
Porch to front, single storey extension to side, pitched roof to outbuilding, together with external alterations to fenestration and part render to elevations
4 Edgeworth Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4PT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101328/FULL
Single storey side extension, alterations to fenestration and relocation of 4 air conditioning units
Hootons Newsagents 54 Church Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3TW
Received 3 Aug 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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