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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 dates17,951Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,691 approved or refused records
1,204Refused applications
12,487 approved · 1,204 refused · 776 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/101514/HH
Dormer to rear together with external alterations to fenestration
110 Beech Walk Standish Wigan WN6 0YE
Received 11 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101516/CON
Conditon Discharge application to discharge condition29 (Construction Training and Employment Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101518/HH
Single storey front extension
29 Lane Head Avenue Lowton Warrington WA3 2TB
Received 13 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101520/FULL
Replacement of 3 timber doors and 34 timber windows with UPVC doors and windows
Golborne Congregational School Corner Of Tanners Lane High Street Golborne Warrington WA3 3AW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101521/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.39 (Extraction and Filtration of Cooking Odours - In Relation To Hotel Element Only) in respect of approved application A/25/099781/VARMAJ
The Galleries Wigan WN1 1AR
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101523/CON
Condition Dischage application to discharge Condition No.13 (Affordable Housing Scheme) and Condition No.26 (Biodiversity Enhancements) in respect of approved application A/25/099804/VARMAJ
Site Of Hemfield House Hemfield Road Ince
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101525/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.6 (CEMP - Biodiversity Element Only) and Condition No.13 (Historic Building Record Project Design) and to FULLY discharge Condition No.7 (Invasive Species Management Plan) and Condition No. 20 (Bat and Bird Box Plan) in respect of approved application A/25/099945/MAJOR
Haigh Hall School Lane Haigh Wigan WN2 1PE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101526/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.24 - Phases 2, 4, 5 and 6 (Public Wayfinding Signage) in respect of approved application A/25/098937/VARMAJ
Land North Of Mosley Common North Of The Guided Busway Tyldesley
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101527/ADV
Erection of 2 internally illuminated free-standing LED digital display signs following removal of 1 internally illuminated free-standing panel sign
Advertising Right Adjacent 104 Wigan Road Atherton
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101528/VAR
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (plans) and 8 (landscaping) of planning permission A/21/92284/FULL - to allow development to be built in accordance with amended layout and landscaping
Former Best Friends Private Day Nursery St Johns Road Worsley Manchester M28 1AR
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101530/FULL
Construction of single storey workshop (Use Class E(g)(iii) - Industrial Processes) together with parking and associated works
Land North East Of 74 Firs Lane Leigh
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101532/HH
Single storey side extension and relocation of entrance door
23 Dunham Grove Leigh WN7 3DS
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101533/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment application for previously approved application A/26/100604/HH - Slight amend to the current approved design to reduce number of bricks required
5 Berryfold Way Tyldesley Manchester M29 7PT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101534/HH
Creation of permanent vehicular footpath crossing
213 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DP
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101537/HH
Erection of office workspace ancillary to 4 Spilsby Square following demolition of garage
Land Adjacent To 2 Spilsby Square Wigan WN3 5QP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101539/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.9 (CT&EMP) Resubmittal of documentation in relation to condition 9 following decision notice in respect of approved application A/23/95983/MAJES
Eckersley Mill Complex Swan Meadow Road Wigan
Received 16 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101540/NMAS
Non-Material Amendment to Outline Planning Permission A/12/76665, to amend Conditions 3, 4 and 24 in order to update the approved parameter plans
Northleigh Development Site Between A577 Corner Lane Smallbrook Lane To The North; A578 Leigh Road To The West; Nel Pan Lane To The South; Lovers Lane To The East.
Received 15 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101541/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.27 (T&EMP) and Condition No.32 (Solar Panels) in respect of approved application A/25/099380/MAJOR
Land To The East Of Frith Street Wigan WN5 0UW
Received 16 Sept 2026 - DecidedA/26/101542/NLA
Conversion and rebuild of agricultural buildings to form one dwellinghouse with parking and landscaping, and associated engineering works
Land To The South Of Leyland Green Road Leyland Green Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101543/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed single storey rear extension
18 Wordsworth Avenue Billinge Wigan WN5 7EP
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101544/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed hip to gable roof alteration to facilitate loft conversion with dormer to rear
111 Soughers Lane Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0JT
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101545/HH
Single storey side/rear extension and alterations to fenestration
20 Green Hayes Avenue Wigan WN1 2EP
Received 17 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101549/WTTPO
T3 Norway Maple Prune back branches overhanging parking space by 2 metres
78 Spa Road Atherton Manchester M46 9NQ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101550/HH
Single storey rear extension together with external alterations to fenestration
1 Manse Gardens Wigan WN3 5BF
Received 21 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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