12th—18th Jan 2026
Planning Applications received and decided by Wigan in the week commencing 12/01/2026
43 applications updated this week
Friday Jan. 16th 2026
Proposal:
Retrospective application to change a 3-bedroom house (Use Class C3) into a 5-bedroom HMO for 5 occupants (Use Class C4) with external alterations.
Location:
55, Beech Hill Lane, Wigan, WN6 7SD
Reference
A/25/100053/FULL
Proposal:
Application to amend previously approved application A/22/93526/LA by including a metal bin store for secure storage of 240Lt waste bins.
Location:
Wigan Lane, Wigan
Reference
A/26/100337/NMAS
Proposal:
Application to change the use of the first floor to a self-contained flat, add a new entrance at the front for flat access, install a new shop front and roller shutter at the front, and make associated external alterations including replacing timber windows at the first floor front, rendering the front, and creating a new window opening at the rear.
Location:
13, Wigan Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9BJ
Reference
A/25/098670/CU
Proposal:
Application for remodelling an existing dwelling with a new roof, dormers at the front and rear, single-storey extensions to the side and rear, solar panels at the front, a patio at the rear, and an additional driveway, along with external alterations including new finishes and fenestration.
Location:
Tan House Lane, Wigan, WN3 6DN
Reference
A/25/099868/HH
Thursday Jan. 15th 2026
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey extension on the side and rear of the house.
Location:
22, Kenhall Road, Leigh, WN7 2LR
Reference
A/26/100313/HH
Proposal:
Request to crown lift a T4 Sycamore tree by up to 5m and reduce the lowest hanging branches by no more than 1m.
Location:
463, Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1PB
Reference
A/26/100314/WTTPO
Proposal:
Retrospective application to change the use from light industrial to a sui generis use for collecting, sorting, storing, and recycling waste metals.
Location:
Ashton Grange Industrial Estate, Bryn Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8BX
Reference
A/25/099610/MAJOR
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey extension at the back of the house with two roof lanterns and render, following the demolition of the existing rear extension.
Location:
3, Woodhurst Drive, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0RW
Reference
A/25/099922/HH
Proposal:
Application to build a first-floor extension at the back of the house along with external changes.
Location:
17, Silverdale, Wigan, WN1 2DY
Reference
A/25/099976/HH
Proposal:
Application for prior notification to install a 15m steel pole for fibre cables and radio antennae, along with associated cabinets for a high-speed broadband network.
Location:
Thompson Street, Wigan, WN1
Reference
A/25/099981/TCSO
Proposal:
Application for tree works including crown reduction and removal of deadwood for Sycamore, Cherry, and Oak trees. Includes felling of a Cherry tree due to poor condition.
Location:
664, Leigh Road, Atherton, Leigh, WN7 1UB
Reference
A/25/100205/WTTPO
Proposal:
Application for various tree works including crown lifting, pruning, and ivy removal on multiple trees at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 125 Wigan Lane, Wigan.
Location:
125, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NB
Reference
A/25/100235/WTTPO
Wednesday Jan. 14th 2026
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development to build a single-storey extension at the back of the house after demolishing the conservatory.
Location:
23, Alderton Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9LG
Reference
A/26/100311/LUCP
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey teaching facility with solar panels on the roof, alter the parking layout, and perform associated works including landscaping and external lighting.
Location:
104, rear of, Hanley House, Prescott Street, Wigan, WN6 7DD
Reference
A/25/100034/FULL
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development to change the use of a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's residential home for up to 1 child (Use Class C2).
Location:
11, Worthing Grove, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0LP
Reference
A/26/100265/LUCP
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development for the existing use of a property as a 6-bedroom, 6-person house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
Location:
105, Castle Hill Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4BN
Reference
A/26/100280/LUCE
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development to build a single-storey extension on the side of the property.
Location:
4, Parr Street, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8LA
Reference
A/26/100308/LUCE
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey extension at the back of the house with roof lanterns and make external alterations after converting the garage.
Location:
9d, Ellwood Gardens, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8FP
Reference
A/25/100178/HH
Proposal:
Proposal to raise the crown of a Copper Beech tree by no more than 2 meters, reducing its overall crown to 11 meters.
Location:
97, Haigh Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RN
Reference
A/26/100305/WTTPO
Proposal:
Proposal to thin the crown of a cherry tree by up to 20% and raise the crown to 2 meters.
Location:
291, Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AB
Reference
A/26/100306/WTTPO
Proposal:
Application to erect a 1.2m high timber stake boundary fence with three lines of tensile steel wire along the inner boundary of the moat line, including planting of shallow-rooted hedge plants.
Location:
Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QP
Reference
A/25/099691/HH
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development to build a single-storey rear extension with roof lights.
Location:
8, Tallies Close, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5YX
Reference
A/25/100149/LUCP
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey extension at the back of the house with a projection of 4 metres, eaves height of 2.47 metres, and ridge height of 3.53 metres.
Location:
16, Lazenby Crescent, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9NJ
Reference
A/25/100222/PDE
Proposal:
Redevelopment of the existing school site, including demolishing current buildings and constructing a new education building with solar panels, sports pitches, landscaping, infrastructure, boundary treatments, external lighting, a substation, parking, and associated external education areas.
Location:
Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9QL
Reference
A/25/099550/MAJOR
Proposal:
Application for a part single, part two-storey extension at the back with render and external changes to the front porch, side, and rear.
Location:
146, Miles Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8ES
Reference
A/25/099823/HH
Proposal:
Application for listed building consent to erect a 1.2m high timber stake boundary fence with 3 lines of tensile steel wire along the inner boundary of the moat line, including planting of shallow rooted hedge plants.
Location:
Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QP
Reference
A/25/099680/LB
Proposal:
Application to discharge Condition No.22 (Lighting) for the approved application A/22/94882/MAJOR.
Location:
Wigan Road
Reference
A/25/100125/CON
Proposal:
Application to partially discharge Condition No.5 (EV Charging) and Condition No.10 (Parking Provision) for Dwellings/Plots 1-16, 60-63, 136 & 155 related to approved application A/21/90730/MAJOR.
Location:
Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ
Reference
A/25/100246/CON
Tuesday Jan. 13th 2026
Proposal:
Application to build a first-floor extension at the back of the house.
Location:
37, Edward Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8QU
Reference
A/25/100226/HH
Proposal:
Application to build a single-storey extension on the side of the house.
Location:
2, Monmouth Crescent, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9JD
Reference
A/25/099793/HH
Monday Jan. 12th 2026
Proposal:
Application to partially discharge Condition No.25 (Gas Migration) and Condition No.29e (Verification Report) for the approved application A/19/87673/OUTMAJ.
Location:
Smithy Brook Road, Wigan, WN3
Reference
A/26/100300/CON
Proposal:
Prior notification for changing part of the ground floor and first floor from commercial use (Use Class E) to 5 self-contained apartments (Use Class C3).
Location:
21, Saint Johns Rc Church, Powell Street, Wigan, WN1 1XD
Reference
A/25/100180/PDMA
Proposal:
Application for prior approval to install 2 lifts and a footbridge for access to the station building and platforms, including two aluminium clad lift shafts, a new footbridge, and compliant access stairs to both platforms.
Location:
Hindley, Wigan, WN2 2QJ
Reference
A/25/100243/18PDA
Proposal:
Prior notification for converting the 1st and 2nd floors from offices to six 1-bedroom studio apartments with associated residential amenity area.
Location:
11, Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1UF
Reference
A/25/100159/PDMA
Proposal:
Application for a single-storey rear extension, roof alteration of existing rear extension with new windows, doors, and partial timber cladding. Hip to gable roof alteration of main dwelling for loft conversion with front rooflights and rear dormer after removing rear chimney. Conversion of detached garage to ancillary residential annexe with single-storey rear extension, new pitched roof, rooflights, external timber cladding, covered patio area, and cycle storage unit in front garden.
Location:
77, Haigh Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RN
Reference
A/25/100210/HH
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development for a proposed porch at the front and a single-storey extension with roof lights at the rear, along with associated external alterations.
Location:
47, Hooten Lane, Leigh, WN7 3DG
Reference
A/25/100244/LUCP
Proposal:
Application to build a two-storey extension on the side, a single-storey extension at the back with roof lights, and partially render the front after demolishing the existing rear extension.
Location:
9, Stone Cross Lane North, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2SA
Reference
A/25/100233/HH
Proposal:
Application for a certificate of lawful development for a proposed loft conversion with rooflights at the front and a dormer and rooflight at the rear.
Location:
50, Lee Lane, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QU
Reference
A/25/100211/LUCP
Proposal:
Application for a non-material amendment to the previously approved application A/24/96953/FULL, specifically amending Condition No.5.
Location:
39, The Grand Arcade, Wigan, WN1 1BH
Reference
A/26/100299/NMAS
Proposal:
Application for a non-material amendment to the previously approved application A/24/96953/FULL, concerning changes to the external elevations.
Location:
39, The Grand Arcade, Wigan, WN1 1BH
Reference
A/26/100298/NMAS
Proposal:
Application to change the use of land next to St Richards Primary School into an outdoor natural learning and recreational area with landscaping, fencing, biodiversity habitats, timber shelters, a storage shed, seating areas, and other facilities.
Location:
Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA
Reference
A/23/95570/FULL
Proposal:
Plan to fell a dead Ash tree (T1) in a conservation area.
Location:
Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN
Reference
A/26/100296/WTTCA