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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 dates17,519Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,319 approved or refused records
1,188Refused applications
12,131 approved · 1,188 refused · 761 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RegisteredH/26/000041
High Hedge Complaint
64 Langdale Avenue Ince Wigan WN2 2NG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101362/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Drainage), Condition No.15 (CEMP) and Condition No.20 (Remediation) in respect of approved application A/24/098043/MAJLA
Vacant Land North Of 52 Kingsley Street Leigh
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101363/HH
Single storey side extension
71 Fleet Street Wigan WN5 0DP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101364/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.5 (Construction & Environment Management Plan - Phase3) in respect of approved application A/24/97281/MAJPSI
Central Park Montrose Avenue Wigan WN5 9XL
Received 11 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101365/HH
To raise ridge height of dwellinghouse by 0.4 metres to incorporate rear dormer, along with first floor side addition and a single storey extension forming a garage to side following demolition of detached garage
33 Hough Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101367/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ to amend the description of development to allow for the removal of residential development at Blocks D and E and inclusion of a mobility hub at Plot 3 alongside alterations to condition 27 to allow for alterations to the approved plans resulting in the infilling of the majority of the basement and condition 58 to allow for highways alterations
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101368/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Drainage) in respect of approved application A/24/97718/FULL
Leigh Plumbing Services 113 Chapel Street Leigh WN7 2DA
Received 11 Aug 2026 - UnknownA/26/101369/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/098464/MAJOR - To Install Reverse Vending Machine
Abbey Lakes Hall Orrell Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - UnknownA/26/101370/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/25/099298/HH - The change of the external finish to the rear extension from facing brick to a render finish
66 Ashfield Park Drive Standish Wigan WN6 0EG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101371/HH
Single storey rear extension
155 Wigan Road Leigh WN7 5DE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - UnknownA/26/101372/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
45 Kingshill Court Standish Wigan WN6 0AR
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101373/WTTCA
T1 - Sycamore, located on banking next to road and residential entrance. Remove due to severe canopy decline, stem decay, fruiting bodies present from ganoderma applanatum and Kretzschmaria deusta.
Sennicar House Sennicar Lane Wigan WN1 2SN
Received 12 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101374/WTTPO
T1 Oak Lift and reduce limbs by 1.5 metres to clear garage and roof of property
Woodland Finch Mill Avenue Appley Bridge
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101375/WTTPO
T1- T4 Sycamore Reduce and remove limbs to clear roof of properties by 3 metres
196 Pemberton Road Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DD
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101376/HH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of extension and detached garage
331 Wigan Lane Wigan WN1 2RD
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101377/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.5 - Part 5 (Verification Statement as outlined in Remediation Strategy) in respect of approved application A/23/95323/FULL
Methodist Church Antrim Close Winstanley Wigan WN3 6DP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101378/CON
Condition Discharge application to FULLY discharge Condition No.14 (Drainage) and to PART discharge Condition No.16 (Contamination) in respect of approved application A/26/100675/MAJOR
Former Site Of Our Lady Of The Rosary RC School Heath Lane Leigh
Received 13 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101379/WTTPO
T1 Lime Crown reduction by up to 3-4 metres
16 Green Lawns Close Lowton Warrington WA3 2US
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101380/HH
Single storey side extension together with canopy to front and external alterations to fenestration including render to front following demolition of garage
53 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101381/HH
Single storey rear extension projecting at side
6 Broadriding Road Appley Bridge Wigan WN6 8EX
Received 14 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101382/PDQ
Change of use of an agricultural storage building to a dwelling (Use Class C3) together with a rear extension and associated external alterations.
Aye Bridge Farm Aye Bridge Road Abram Wigan WN2 5XZ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101383/WTTPO
G1 Maple Crown reduce height by 1 to 1.2 metres
Woodlawn Green Lane Leigh WN7 2TD
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101384/HH
Part two storey, part single storey wrap around extension to side and rear together with external alterations to fenestration following demolition of car port, garage and conservatory
97 Gathurst Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8QJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedA/26/101385/HH
Porch to front (Retrospective Application)
4 Standish Wood Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0YD
Received 17 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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