Extension (General) approval rate in Wigan
Wigan approved 89.6% of extension (general) applications, based on 675 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
89.6%
extension (general) approval rate
675
Extension (General) decisions
605
Approved
70
Refused
89.1%
Wigan overall
Extension (General) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Wigan average (89.1%).
How extension (general) compares in Wigan
Extension (General)
89.6%
Wigan all applications
89.1%
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Other project types in Wigan
89.2%
90.5%
88.6%
84.6%
93.5%
84.4%
86.8%
49.6%
92.5%
82.4%
75.0%
89.4%
74.4%
89.3%
90.9%