Which ward in Wigan has the highest planning approval rate?

Shevington With Lower Ground at 95.5% based on 155 decisions.

Which ward in Wigan has the lowest planning approval rate?

Abram at 72.7% based on 55 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Wigan?

There is a 22.8% gap between Shevington With Lower Ground and Abram. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Wigan

Planning outcomes in Wigan are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 22.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,527 real decisions·29 wards·Updated September 2026

All 29 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Shevington With Lower Ground	155	148	7	95.5%
2	Ashton In Makerfield South	98	91	7	92.9%
3	Golborne And Lowton West	195	181	14	92.8%
4	Hindley	162	148	14	91.4%
5	Bryn	124	113	11	91.1%
6	Hindley Green	45	41	4	91.1%
7	Leigh South	294	266	28	90.5%
8	Tyldesley	186	168	18	90.3%
9	Lowton East	316	285	31	90.2%
10	Astley	109	98	11	89.9%
11	Leigh West	182	163	19	89.6%
12	Winstanley	227	203	24	89.4%
13	Standish With Langtree	355	317	38	89.3%
14	Atherton North	65	58	7	89.2%
15	Orrell	265	235	30	88.7%
16	Leigh East	133	118	15	88.7%
17	Worsley Mesnes	138	121	17	87.7%
18	Wigan Central	389	339	50	87.1%
19	Leigh Central And Higher Folds	100	85	15	85.0%
20	Bryn With Ashton In Makerfield North	59	50	9	84.7%
21	Shevington With Lower Ground And Moor	98	81	17	82.7%
22	Pemberton	65	53	12	81.5%
23	Tyldesley And Mosley Common	86	70	16	81.4%
24	Wigan West	150	120	30	80.0%
25	Douglas	91	72	19	79.1%
26	Aspull New Springs Whelley	110	87	23	79.1%
27	Atherton South And Lilford	79	62	17	78.5%
28	Ince	66	50	16	75.8%
29	Abram	55	40	15	72.7%

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What the data tells us

A 22.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Shevington With Lower Ground approves 95.5% of applications while Abram approves just 72.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 4,527 planning decisions in Wigan, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Wigan Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →