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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 dates17,873Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,623 approved or refused records
1,203Refused applications
12,420 approved · 1,203 refused · 773 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101475/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore Crown reduce by 1.5 metres on south side
Heywood House Red Rock Lane Haigh Wigan WN1 2UW
Received 27 Aug 2026 - UnknownA/26/101476/PDE
Single storey to rear extension with a projection of 4.49m, height to ridge of 3.67m and height to eaves of 2.27m
13 Rostherne Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2QD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101477/HH
Hip to gable roof alteration together with dormers to front, first floor rear extension, and single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory
2 Ullswater Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 8PF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101478/FULL
Creation of a single storey self-contained ground floor one bedroom flat to the rear of 696 Liverpool Road, including new window opening to the front and erection of artificial wall (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)
696 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 5BB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - UnknownA/26/101479/PDE
Single storey rear extension projecting 4 metres height to the eaves 3 metres and height to the top of the roof light 3.4 metres
3 Queens Drive Golborne Warrington WA3 3JS
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101480/WTTPO
T3 Silver Birch Crown reduction of height and spread by 2 metre
54 Lazenby Crescent Ashton-in-makerfield Wigan WN4 9NJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101481/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Verification Report), Condition No.23 (Drainage Management and Maintenance), Condition No.27 (Odour Control) and Condition No.29 (Hours of Operation) in respect of approved application A/23/96251/MAJPSI
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101482/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for installation of solar panels to dwellinghouse
10 Shelley Drive Orrell Wigan WN5 8HW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedA/26/101483/WTTCA
T1 Ash Tree to be removed due to ash die back and limb failure in the pastT2 Ash Tree to be removed due to ash die back and limb failure in the past.
Medical Electonics Department Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Wigan Lane Wigan
Received 4 Sept 2026 - UnknownA/26/101484/HH
Single storey extension to front (Retrospective application)
5 Weymouth Drive Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4QX
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101485/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens residential home for up to 3 child (Use Class C2)
Flat Above 170 Scholes Wigan WN1 3QD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101486/FULL
Change of use of land and conversion of the existing attached double garage to create a separate self-contained one-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3), including installation of new windows and doors, associated internal alterations and associated boundary treatments
49 Queen Street Orrell Wigan WN5 0AE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101487/MAJOR
Demolition of the existing Mossley Hall farm buildings and the construction of a new RSPCA animal welfare campus comprising of clinical veterinary and behavioural facilities, rehabilitation, training and rehoming provision, administration buildings, together with associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage infrastructure, public right of way diversion and all associated works including energy efficiency measures
Mossley Hall Farm Byrom Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedA/26/101490/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion for a new integrated animal welfare, veterinary, rehabilitation and education campus
Mossley Hall Farm Byrom Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1BW
Received 4 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101491/VARMAJ
Section 73 application to vary conditions 25 and 26 of planning permission A/23/96251/MAJPSI - to allow for alterations to cycle parking provision and Travel Plan
Wigan And Leigh College Parsons Walk Building Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101492/HH
Installation of step lift, ramp, and handrail to front
53 Holt Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3JB
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101502/WTTPO
T1 - Lime - Five Acres WA3 1LQ - Tree must be removed to near ground level and stumps treated to inhibit regrowth
Johnsons Farm Kenyon Lane Lowton Warrington WA3 1LQ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101503/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/23/96040/MAJOR - Updates to drawing references in Condition 2 - Approved Plan List
St Thomas Church Of England Primary School Clarence Street And Playing Fields Hawkhurst Street Leigh WN7 2BP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101504/VAR
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (plans) - to allow 'as built' layout; and to remove conditions 4 (materials), 7 (drainage), 9 (ground conditions), 10 (contamination), 12 (landscaping) & 13 (biodiversity) of planning permission A/19/86704/FULL to allow the properties to be sold
(Former Showmans Site) Now Numbers 8-14 (evens) King Street And 1-9 (odds) Presbyterian Fold Hindley Wigan
Received 8 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101505/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use of domestic garage (Use Class C3) to a Foot Clinic (Use Class E) together with external alterations to fenestration
17 Soughers Lane Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JS
Received 8 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101506/FULL
Change of use of ground and first floor of 398 Manchester Road from Chip Shop (Sui Generis) to Dental Centre (Use Class E) to extend existing Dental practice together with new shop front to 396 & 398 Manchester Road
396 - 398 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101508/WTTPO
We plan to reduce the overall overgrown nature of the area known as the plateau within the woods to try to encourage a meadow like space with more natural light passing through the canopy. No trees within a 4 metre distance from the existing boundary line will be worked so as not to impact the view of the wood from outside. Where possible any trees removed will be replaced on a 2 to 1 basis and used to reinforce or plug gaps in the existing boundary.H1 to H11 Hawthorn RemoveA13 Ash RemoveS14 Sycamore RemoveS15 Sycamore RemoveA16 Ash RemoveA17 Ash RemoveO1, O2 O3 Oak Crown lift to 4metres from ground level. Crown thin by 25%. Crown reduction to 12 metresRemoval of all dead and hanging branches or trees
Highfield Sand Quarry Moss Lane Lowton
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101511/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.10 (Ecological Enhancements - for the site of the existing school to be demolished) and Condition No.18 (Landscape and Implementation Plans - for the site of the existing school to be demolished) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.12 (Cycle Storage - for the new school site) and Condition No.25 (Implementation of Plan for Landscape Works - for the site of the existing school to be demolished) in respect of approved application A/23/96040/MAJOR
St Thomas Church Of England Primary School Clarence Street And Playing Fields Hawkhurst Street Leigh WN7 2BP
Received 10 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101513/FULL
Change of use from General Industrial (Use Class B2) to 4 no. Commercial, Business and Service units (all Use Class E) together with new door and window openings.
Golborne Congregational School Corner Of Tanners Lane High Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3AW
Received 11 Sept 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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