Wigan planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council received 224 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 73 days.
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Recent applications in Wigan
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Suds R Us 226 - 244 Ormskirk Road Wigan WN5 9DA
Petrol filling station with retail unit, Wigan. Demolishes existing shop and canopy, installs fuel tanks, erects a new retail unit and canopy, and adds six parking spaces plus one EV charger at full application stage. Forecourt infrastructure, underground fuel storage, M&E for pumps and retail…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land To The Rear Of 192 - 206 Warrington Road Abram
Two-dwelling detached new build, Abram. Erects two detached houses with parking, landscaping and boundary treatments on a 0.1 hectare site at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and brickwork open first, with roofing and M&E fit-out to follow across both units.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Adjacent Worsley Terrace Gateway House Standishgate Wigan WN1 1AE
Class MA prior approval converting offices to two flats, Wigan. Permitted-development route creating two homes from an existing office unit at prior notification stage. Internal partitioning, fit-out, rewiring and plumbing packages suit specialist installers in the Wigan market.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Land To The South Of Leyland Green Road Leyland Green Road Ashton In Makerfield St Helens
One-dwelling conversion from agricultural buildings, Ashton-in-Makerfield. Converts and rebuilds existing agricultural structures to create a single house with parking and landscaping at full application stage. Structural repair, new foundations and M&E fit-out are the primary trades, with hard…
Structural repairGroundworksM&E
Leyland Farm Shudehill Road Worsley Manchester M28 1BD
Agricultural barn conversion to ancillary residential unit, Worsley. Repurposes an existing storage building as C3 accommodation linked to the main dwelling, with mezzanine and window alterations at full application stage. Fit-out, structural timber work and rewiring dominate, alongside new…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Land To The Rear Of 278-286 Billinge Road Wigan WN5 8DF
Permission in principle for one dwelling, Wigan. Establishes principle for a new home on rear land, subject to technical approval at a later stage. Single-dwelling groundworks, drainage and frame packages suit local housebuilders and material suppliers.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Off Chiltern Close Ashton-in-makerfield
Single dwelling with permission in principle, Ashton-in-Makerfield. One home plus access, parking and landscaping on 0.09 hectares, at outline stage. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages suit small housebuilders; reserved matters will follow to fix design and specifications.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
40 Manchester Road Tyldesley Manchester M29 8DP
Single dwelling converting to two one-bed flats, Tyldesley. Reconfigures one home into two self-contained units at full application stage. Partitioning, duplicate kitchens and bathrooms, rewiring and fit-out drive material demand.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
396 - 398 Manchester Road Astley Tyldesley Manchester M29 7DY
Chip shop converting to dental centre, Astley. Ground and first floors change use to Class E with shopfront renewal at 396–398 Manchester Road, full application stage. Fit-out, M&E and a new shopfront drive the work, with dental surgery partitioning and services.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Higher Ince Social Club Anderton Street Ince Wigan WN2 2BJ
Labour club converting to a place of worship, Wigan. Existing building repurposed for religious use at full application stage. Fit-out, internal partitioning, electrical rewiring and accessibility upgrades drive the works.
Fit-outM&E
103 Sherwood Drive Wigan WN5 9RA
Proposed certificate certifying a single-storey annexe plus mixed-use conversion, Wigan. Seeks lawful-use confirmation for adding a rear annex and changing part of the house to a nail salon (Class E) at certificate-of-lawfulness stage. The annex build and salon fit-out are the material works; the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
ASDA Distribution Depot Wheatlea Road Wheatlea Industrial Estate Wigan WN3 6BB
Substation installation at Wigan industrial estate. 16 sqm electrical infrastructure serving the ASDA distribution depot at full application stage. Electrical distribution, cable ducting and civils works drive procurement for utilities contractors and M&E specialists.
M&EGroundworks
Tesco Extra Cross Street Hindley Wigan WN2 3AT
Laundry kiosk installation at Tesco Extra, Wigan. Erects a new self-contained kiosk unit following trolley bay reconfiguration at full application stage. Specialist kiosk manufacturers and M&E installers can capture the fit-out and power supply packages.
M&EFit-out
2 Ullswater Avenue Orrell Wigan WN5 8PF
Front dormers, rear and side extensions following conservatory demolition, Wigan. Adds bedroom and living space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Roofing, brickwork, glazing and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors.
DemolitionRoofingBrickwork
10 Woolston Drive Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WL
Single-storey side/rear extension with garage demolition, Tyldesley. Removes a detached garage and builds a new ground-floor extension to the main house at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing drive the package, with glazing and fit-out completing the room.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
22.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.3 percentage points below expected. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
288 appeals counted, 272 judged either way (60 allowed, 212 dismissed), 16 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 28.2% | 28.8% | 117 | 117 | 33 |
| Householder (HAS) | 23.2% | 35.6% | 83 | 82 | 19 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 32 | 23 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 13% | 33.3% | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 0% | 36.9% | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 11.1% | 20.6% | 10 | 9 | 1 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent73 homes
- Affordable rent250 homes
- Shared ownership91 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder83% (227 decided)
- other95% (79 decided)
- commercial94% (33 decided)
- residential48% (25 decided)
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