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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates18,010Searchable applications
602Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,734 approved or refused records
1,206Refused applications
12,528 approved · 1,206 refused · 778 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionA/26/101552/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed outbuilding to rear
636 Atherton Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4SJ
Received 21 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101554/WTTPO
T1 Ash Fell due to Ash Dieback
195B Newton Road Lowton Warrington WA3 2BG
Received 22 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101555/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Drainage), Condition No.4 (Landfill Gas), Condition No.6 (BGP), Condition No.7 (HMMP) and Condition No.8 (Ecological Enhancements) in respect of approved application A/25/098850/FULL
Agricultural Land North Of Bradshaw Hall Farm Hall Lane Aspull Wigan WN2 2SS
Received 22 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101556/FULL
Change of use from a domestic dwelling to mixed use as a dwellinghouse (Use Class 3) and Beauty Salon (Use Class E(c)(iii)) following the erection of a single storey annexe in rear garden
29 Carr Common Road Hindley Green Wigan WN2 4TD
Received 22 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101557/PDMA
Prior notification for change of use of the first and second floors from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3(dwellinghouses) to create 4 one bed apartments
104 - 108 Wallgate Wigan WN3 4AB
Received 21 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101559/CON
Condition Discharge application to PART discharge Condition No.45 (Contamination) and Condition No.46 (Remediation Strategy) garden validation for plots 16-20 for parcel B and plots 98 & 99 for Parcel C & Further information regarding the garden Validation for plots 6-9 for parcel B 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 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101560/CON
Conditon Discharge application to discharge condition No.8 (Operational Method Statement) in respect of approved application A/23/96541/MAJOR
Land To Rear Of And 71 Pepper Lane Standish Wigan WN6 0PY
Received 24 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101561/WTTPO
T1 Oak To remove epic growth from trunk and reduce height by 3 metres upto 120mm
22 Rufford Place Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101562/LUCP
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to supported living accommodation for 1 adult (Use Class C3(b))
37 Ashton Road Golborne Warrington WA3 3UU
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101563/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.8 (Risk Assessment and Method Statement - works within 20m of the canal) in respect of approved application A/24/97242/VARMAJ
Land Off Firs Lane & Plank Lane Leigh
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101564/WTTPO
T1 Oak Crown reduce by 2 metres no more than 100 mm to second branch over houseT2 Oak Crown reduce by 2 metres no more than 100 mm to second branch over fields
13 Rufford Place Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101565/WTTPO
This tree has already had work previously to reduce over buildingT1 Crown reduce Oak tree by 2metres no more than 100 mm to second branch over field in rear garden
24 Rufford Place Tyldesley Manchester M29 7EL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101566/HH
Single storey side/rear extension
17 Waterbeck Close Wigan WN1 3YD
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101567/HH
Single storey extension to side and rear together with new side openings following demolition of shed and pergola to rear
110 Bird Street Ince Wigan WN2 2BD
Received 24 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101571/EIASCR
EIA screening opinion for a proposed residential development
Land To East Of Wigan Road/South Of Landgate Lane Bryn Wigan
Received 14 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101572/LUCP
Certificate of lawful development for proposed dormer to rear
7 Clement Avenue Atherton Manchester M46 0PT
Received 24 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101573/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.6 (Bird Nesting Survey) and Condition No.8 (Materials) in respect of approved application A/24/98138/MAJOR
Alpla UK Ltd Unit 10 Yew Tree Way Stone Cross Park Golborne Warrington WA3 3JE
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101583/HH
Garage conversion and single storey rear extension
16 Fleming Court Shevington Wigan WN6 8GG
Received 28 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101584/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.39 (Training and Employment Management Plan) in respect of approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR
Agricultural Land South Of Wigan Road Farm Wigan Road Golborne
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/26/101587/HH
First floor rear extension
6 Cambridge Road Orrell Wigan WN5 8PL
Received 28 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101589/CON
Condition Discharge application to discharge Condition No.3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition No.4 (Surface Water), Condition No.5 (Landscaping) and Condition No.6 (Materials) in respect of previously approved application A/26/100772/FULL
5 Kilshaw Court Kilshaw Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8EA
Received 29 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101590/WTTPO
T1 Sycamore No. 32 Lift low limbs to clear fence line and garden by 2.5 metres.T2 Oak No. 30 32 Crown lift lower branches to fence line, garden and shed by 2.5 metres.T3 Lime Remove thickest limb over greenhouse and remove low branches to clear fence line by 2.5 metres.T4 Beech No. 32 Remove lowest limb near to the deadwood to clear greenhouse. 2-3m reduction in height only to a suitable growth point to reduce wind sail to allow retention of specimen tree. T5 Sycamore No. 35 - Remove low limbs off stem to clear garden and fence line by 2.5 metres.
Costessey Way Wigan WN3 6ES
Received 29 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101591/WTTPO
T1 Oak Remove twin stem to growth point to reduce risk of failure and away from property.
72 Clevedon Drive Wigan WN3 6AE
Received 29 Sept 2026 - RegisteredA/26/101594/WTTPO
T1 Ash at No. 4 Crown lift by 1 metreT2 Ash at No. 2 Crown lift and reduction by 2 metres. Remove deadwood
Chatham Street Leigh WN7 1TQ
Received 30 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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