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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
5,972Searchable applications
53Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,437 approved or refused records
833Refused applications

3,604 approved · 833 refused · 136 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policy and strategyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Trees and conservation areasArticle 4 directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas26 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. Decided15693/23

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIX STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING 2 RETAIL UNITS (USE CLASS E) ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH 10 NO. 4 BEDROOMED HOUSES OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) ABOVE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING FACILITIES (DETAILS OF ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL)

    Cattle Market Hotel 6 - 8 Orlando Street Bolton BL3 6DE

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  2. Decided15886/23

    REMOVAL AND VARIATION OF CONDITIONS ON APPLICATION 95045/15

    85 Wingates Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LP

    Received 26 Apr 2023
  3. Decided15958/23

    SITING OF 1NO. PAVEMENT ADVERTISEMENT SIGNAGE (0.8M X 1.19M)

    Unit 7 And 8 Lodge Bank Horwich Bolton BL6 5HY

    Received 9 May 2023
  4. Decided16093/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    Bolton Pentecostal Church Bury New Road Bolton BL2 2BD

    Received 30 May 2023
  5. Decided16097/23

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH ACCESS OFF POCKET NOOK ROAD (ALL MATTERS RESERVED).

    Land East Of Pocket Nook Road Chew Moor Bolton BL6 4HW

    Received 31 May 2023
  6. Decided16259/23

    ALTERATIONS TO MAIN ENTRANCE OF BUILDING INCLUDING REMOVAL OF EXISTING CANOPY AND SUPPORTING WALL, RE-CLADDING OF EXISTING FACADE TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ENTRANCE DOORS, GLAZED CANOPY AND BIN STORE ENCLOSURE TO REAR.

    Gmw Mental Health Hospital Trust Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 23 Jun 2023
  7. Decided16332/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION WITH DORMER TO REAR

    196 Settle Street Bolton BL3 3EB

    Received 4 Jul 2023
  8. Decided16353/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING SHOP (USE CLASS E) TO A PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS)

    32 Winter Hey Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7AA

    Received 7 Jul 2023
  9. Decided16381/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF VACANT LAND TO A HARDSTANDING AREA FOR THE STORAGE OF CONTAINERS.

    Land At Halton Street, Bolton, BL2 1JT

    Received 11 Jul 2023
  10. Decided16409/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF INTERNAL WALL TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF DOUBLE DOORS TO KITCHEN

    7 The Parklands Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton M26 1QB

    Received 17 Jul 2023
  11. Decided16415/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/TWO STOREY BUILDING WITH REAR DORMER, BALCONY AND FRONT FOR USE AS A CAFE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND SELF CONTAINED FLAT ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS.

    420 Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NB

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  12. Decided16443/23

    REMOVAL OF CONIFERS AND DRY STONE WALL AROUND GARDEN BORDER AND REBUILD OF NEW DRY STONE WALL AT 1.8M IN HEIGHT

    The Barn Horrocks Fold Bolton BL1 7BX

    Received 23 Jul 2023
  13. Decided16449/23

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF UNIT 6 AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT INDUSTRIAL UNIT (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY).

    Shepherd Cross Street Industrial Estate Shepherd Cross Street Bolton BL1 3DE

    Received 24 Jul 2023
  14. Decided16450/23

    ERECTION OF A DETACHED DWELLINGHOUSE, EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE, NEW STABLE BLOCK TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF SITE AS A PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED EQUESTRIAN CENTRE.

    161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

    Received 24 Jul 2023
  15. Decided16461/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LAND CONTAMINATION - SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT) 4 (LEVELS) AND 5 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 14112/22

    14 Woodside Place Bolton BL2 1PL

    Received 25 Jul 2023
  16. Decided16469/23

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING VACANT LAND TO COMPRISE 2No. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS EACH SEPARATELY ACCESSED FROM TARBET DRIVE VIA EXISTING PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY APPLIED FOR)

    Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Tarbet Drive Bolton BL2 6LT

    Received 26 Jul 2023
  17. Decided16479/23

    INSTALLATION OF AN EXTRACTION STEEL CYLINDER DUCT FOR THE FUME CUPBOARD ON SIDE ELEVATION

    Queens Building Queen Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7DX

    Received 27 Jul 2023
  18. Decided16480/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) 7 (CAR PARKING) 8 (BRICK OR MASONRY SPECIFICATION AND COLOUR SCHEME) 9 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 08453/20

    Ousel Nest House Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AX

    Received 27 Jul 2023
  19. Decided16492/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AT NO.8 DOBSON ROAD ALONGSIDE ERECTION OF 1NO. 3BED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    8 Dobson Road Bolton BL1 4RT

    Received 29 Jul 2023
  20. Decided16502/23

    PART DEMOLITION, REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF FORMER MILL BUILDING WITH CHANGE OF USE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY, YOUTH AND LEARNING FACILITIES.

    Prospect Street Mill Prospect Street Bolton BL1 3QH

    Received 31 Jul 2023
  21. Decided16515/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING OFFICES INTO 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

    19 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1EB

    Received 1 Aug 2023
  22. Decided16520/23

    ERECTION OF 2NO. SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS

    Land North Of Guido Street Guido Street Bolton

    Received 2 Aug 2023
  23. Decided16534/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER EXTENSION, PARTIAL CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A WC AND UTLITY ROOM TOGETHER WITH A NEW PITCHED ROOF TO EXISTING GARAGE AND FRONT PORCH.

    545 Bolton Road Bolton BL3 4SQ

    Received 3 Aug 2023
  24. Decided16535/23

    PART A: PRUNING OF 5 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT (T2, T3, T4, T8, T11), 1NO. BEECH (T1) AND 1 NO. OAK (T10)PART B: PRUNING OF 5 NO. TREES (OAK, HORSE CHESTNUT AND SYCAMORE) (T5, T6, T7, T9, T12)

    Attwood House Markland Hill Bolton BL1 5AL

    Received 3 Aug 2023

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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