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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
6,002Searchable applications
53Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,462 approved or refused records
841Refused applications

3,621 approved · 841 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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.

More application records

  1. Decided16564/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 06232/19 (UPDATE TO THE CHARACTER AREA PLAN TO REMOVE THE EDWARDIAN STYLE FROM THE SITE AND REPLACE IT WITH THE CLASSIC STYLE PRESENT ELSEWHERE ON THE DEVELOPMENT)

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate,Bluemantle Ltd Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  2. Decided16565/23

    ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE

    Asmus Farm House Brookfold Lane Bolton BL2 4LT

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  3. Decided16566/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR; DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS; ERECTION OF NEW STRUCTURES / BUILDINGS FOR B2, B8 & E(g) USE; SITING OF STORAGE CONTAINERS; CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS AND CONSTRUCTION OF HARDSTANDINGS.

    Burnden Works Croft Lane Bolton BL3 2QX

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  4. Decided16567/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND SIDE WITH NEW PITCHED ROOF OVER GARAGE

    5 Harwood Vale Bolton BL2 3QU

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  5. Decided16568/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    47 Middlebrook Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4RH

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  6. Decided16569/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND DORMER TO REAR

    228 Park Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3HL

    Received 7 Aug 2023
  7. Decided16570/23

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT SIGNS TO INCLUDE 1NO.. POST MOUNTED SIGN, 2NO. SETS OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSE NAME LETTERS, 1NO.. POST MOUNTED PICTORIAL/AMENITYSIGN, 1NO. POST MOUNTED WELCOME SIGN

    Blundell Arms Chorley Old Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6PY

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  8. Decided16571/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR, INCLUDING A NEW CANOPY TO FRONT.

    39 Broadway Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HL

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  9. Decided16572/23

    CONVERSION OF DETACHED GARDEN OUTBUILDING INTO HABITABLE SELF CONTAINED ACCOMODATION

    2 Ladyshore Walk Bolton BL2 1DA

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  10. Decided16574/23

    PART A : - FELLING OF 2NO. ASH AND 1NO. BEECHPART B : - PRUNING OF 7NO. BEECH, 1NO. ALDER

    2 Yew Tree Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4DA

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  11. Decided16575/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    80 Church Avenue Bolton BL3 4AW

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  12. Decided16576/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    51 Hudson Close Bolton BL3 4FP

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  13. Decided16577/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 (WINDOWS AND DOORS) 8 (ACCESS TO PARKING) ON APPLICATION 09223/20

    87 St Georges Road Bolton

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  14. Decided16578/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR WITH RE-ROOFING OF EXISTING GARAGE

    45 Slimbridge Close Bolton BL2 5NT

    Received 8 Aug 2023
  15. Decided16579/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CARPORT WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TO INCLUDE TRIPLE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXTERIOR INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS, NEW WINDOWS, RENDERING, RE-ROOFING AND LANDSCAPING

    Howfield Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 1 Aug 2023
  16. Decided16580/23

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO FRONT WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    29 Marsham Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2GX

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  17. Decided16581/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.0M LONG; 3.4M MAX HEIGHT; 2.3M EAVES HEIGHT)

    83 Westbourne Avenue Bolton BL3 2LJ

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  18. Decided16582/23

    FELLING OF 7NO. BEECH

    59 Oakwood Drive Bolton BL1 5EH

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  19. Decided16583/23

    CONVERSION OF OUTPATIENT CLINIC BUILDING INTO COMMUNITY DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE ALONGSIDE PROPOSED ERECTION OF ENTRANCE LOBBY TO THE SOUTH OF THE BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED RAMP AND LANDSCAPING WORKS ALONGSIDE BLOCKING UP OF WINDOWS AT GROUND FLOOR

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  20. Decided16584/23

    PART A:- PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE AND 1NO. BEECHPART B:- FELLING OF 1NO.SYCAMORE AND 1NO. ASH

    5 Great Marld Close Bolton BL1 5RZ

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  21. Decided16586/23

    ERECTION OF 2NO. DETACHED BUNGALOWS

    Ashes Drive Bolton BL2 5NA

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  22. Decided16587/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF OFFICE BLOCCK TO RENT OFFICE SPACE

    120 Bark Street Bolton BL1 2AX

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  23. Decided16588/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR

    61 Drake Hall Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2RA

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  24. Decided16589/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH ALTERATION TO ROOF FROM HIP TO GABLE.

    611 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SG

    Received 9 Aug 2023

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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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