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54 brownfield sites without permission in Wigan

No permission
54
Homes they could take
2,491
Application pending
2,661
All live sites
137

Wigan lists 137 live sites on its brownfield register. These are the ones with no planning permission or an application still undecided, largest first. 39 register entries give no housing estimate.

All 62 sites

Largest first. Homes are the council's estimate; density is homes per hectare.
SiteCould takeHectaresPer haStatus
South of Hindley Wigan 2,000 109.0 18 Pending
Westleigh Waterfront, Plank Lane, Leigh 470 20.8 23 Pending
Westwood Park Wigan 429 28.9 15 None
Wigan and Leigh College Pagefield Building Bridgeman Terrace Wigan 395 3.4 118 None
Eckersley Mill Swan Meadow Road Wigan 310 5.7 54 None
Development South Of Millgate Multi Storey Car Park Millgate 120 0.2 545 None
Land east of Phoenix Way 101 2.6 39 Pending
Council depot, Christopher Street, Ince 96 0.9 104 None
Southgate 66 1.0 66 None
Castle Hill Hindley 60 1.8 33 None
Worsley Mesnes: Shop site at Mesnes Avenue 50 1.4 35 None
Land to west of Lovers Lane, Howe Bridge, Atherleigh 49 3.1 16 None
Wigan and Leigh College, Railway Road, Leigh 46 0.2 200 None
Car park, former Town Hall site, Rodney Street 46 0.4 121 None
Jury Street Briggs Street Leigh 44 1.3 35 None
Land at Worsley Terrace Wigan 43 0.3 172 None
Worsley Mesnes: Site of Blake Close and Huxley House 42 1.3 32 None
Leigh Sports Village 40 0.5 78 None
Rosedale Avenue/Water Street Atherton 37 0.8 46 None
Worsley Mesnes: Land north of Elliot Gardens 36 0.8 44 None
Land between Crankwood Road and Leeds/Liverpool Canal 35 1.3 27 None
Pickup Street Ince 33 0.6 54 None
Vyna House North Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 7AB 32 0.5 63 None
Worsley Mesnes: Site of Victoria Labour Club 32 0.8 41 None
Pagefield Hotel 168 Gidlow Lane Wigan 31 0.4 78 None
Shanghai Palace Poolstock Wigan 30 0.3 111 Pending
Former Ambulance Station Pottery Road 30 0.2 158 None
1-40 Limefield Scholes 27 0.4 75 None
Pit Pony Club Low Bank Road Ashton 24 0.3 86 None
Remaining land at Springbank Ind Est Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan 23 0.7 35 None
Bolton Road Service Station Bolton Road Atherton Manchester M46 9JG 23 0.2 144 None
Land adjacent to Premier Inn, Harrogate Street 20 0.2 100 None
Land at Parsonage Farm and Garage Westleigh Lane 19 0.7 28 None
Land at Coop Street Scholes Wigan 18 0.3 69 None
Land Off Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan 18 0.4 46 Pending
Hindleys Farm Wigan Road Atherton 18 0.6 30 None
Leyland Mill, Wigan 17 1.6 11 Pending
Higher Ince Social Club Empress Ind Est Anderton Street Ince 16 0.2 107 Pending
Collier Brook Industrial Estate, Bag Lane, Atherton 15 0.5 31 None
Land at Woodcock Drive, Platt Bridge 14 0.4 35 None
Site Of Former Formby Hall Alder Street Atherton Manchester M46 9EY 13 0.3 42 None
Bolton Road/ Albert Street Ashton 12 0.1 92 None
Car Bank Square Atherton 12 0.3 48 None
Land at Briar Grove, Leigh 11 0.4 30 None
Bold Street/ Billinge Road 11 0.2 73 None
Land at 3 Holgate Drive Orrell 10 0.2 42 None
Open Land North East Of 21 Knowsley Street Leigh 10 0.2 48 None
St Helens Road Leigh 10 0.9 12 None
60 Brook Lane Orrell Wigan WN5 8JG 9 0.1 90 None
Land at Liverpool Road and Harper Street Hindley 9 0.3 36 Pending
Rockleigh Hotel 50 Bolton Road Ashton-in-Makerfield 9 0.3 30 None
Former Pembway Leopold Street Pemberton Wigan WN5 8JG 9 0.3 31 None
Site To The Rear Of 126 Warrington Road Abram Wigan WN2 5QH 9 0.3 32 None
Tyldesley Old Road Atherton Manchester M46 9AF 9 0.1 90 None
Corner Kitt Green Road and Pembroke Road Wigan 8 0.2 53 None
Apollo Printing Services Heeley Street Wigan 8 0.1 100 None
Fourways Assessment Unit Cleworth Hall Lane Tyldesley Manchester M29 8WS 8 0.1 100 None
Open Land East Of 242 Atherton Road Hindley 7 0.2 47 None
1 - 5 New Market Street Wigan WN1 1SE 6 0.0 150 None
592 Liverpool Road Platt Bridge Wigan WN2 3UJ 6 0.0 150 None
Oak Avenue Golborne 6 0.2 30 None
The Hockery Brook 146 Wigan Road Hindley Wigan WN2 3DF 5 0.2 22 None