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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
6,115Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,546 approved or refused records
857Refused applications

3,689 approved · 857 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

More application records

  1. Decided16672/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, FRONT AND REAR DORMERS AND INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL WINDOWS TO SIDE ELEVATION.

    27 Beedon Avenue Little Lever Bolton BL3 1QH

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  2. Decided16673/23

    RETROSEPCTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF SHED AND INSTALLATION OF RAISED DECKING TO REAR

    9 Torra Barn Close Egerton Bolton BL7 9XE

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  3. Decided16675/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (FOOTWAY WORKS), 10 (DROP OFF AREA - SIGNAGE) AND 19 (LIGHTING DESIGN STRATEGY) ON APPLICATION 13040/22

    King's Leadership Academy Freshfield Avenue Bolton

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  4. Decided16676/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (VERIFICATION REPORT) IN RELATION TO PLOTS 31 AND 47 ON APPLICATION 01595/17.

    The Last Drop Hospital Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9PZ

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  5. Decided16677/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM B2 (CAR REPAIR CENTRE) TO CLASS E (PERSONAL TRAINER GYM).

    Unit 5 Albert Works Albert Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7AP

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  6. Decided16678/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR

    3 Heathlea Close Bolton BL1 7EL

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  7. Decided16679/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED OUTBUILDING AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

    178 Paulhan Street Bolton BL3 3DX

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  8. Decided16680/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 02 ON APPROVAL 05011/18 (TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE NURSERY AT ANY ONE TIME FROM 50 TO 60)

    771 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JL

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  9. Decided16681/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR A REPLACEMENT DOOR AT FRONT

    4 Park View Bolton BL1 7LE

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  10. Decided16682/23

    FELLING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE.

    128A Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5EB

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  11. Decided16683/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    1 Ashbury Close Bolton BL3 6XE

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  12. Decided16684/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    582 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AA

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  13. Decided16685/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

    4 Linacre Avenue Bolton BL3 3EY

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  14. Decided16686/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 01 (EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS STATEMENT FOR THE SITE CONTRACTOR - CONSTRUCTION PHASE) ON APPLICATION 15238/23

    Land At Great Bank Road Wingates Industrial Estate Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3XE

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  15. Decided16687/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    21 Cambridge Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AU

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  16. Decided16688/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF PROPERTY AS A PRIVATE HIRE, SINGLE OPERATOR TAXI BASE FOR ONE VEHICLE.

    207 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4AZ

    Received 25 Aug 2023
  17. Decided16689/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELLING OF 4 NO. SILVER BIRCH, 2 NO. OAK, 2 NO. SYCAMORE AND 2 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT.

    Raven House The Lane Bolton BL1 5DJ

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  18. Decided16690/23

    INSTALLATION OF A DROPPED KERB AND AREA OF HARDSTANDING/PARKING TO FRONT

    32 & 34 Bolton Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 7JW

    Received 26 Aug 2023
  19. Decided16691/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND PORCH TO FRONT TOGETHER WITH NEW FRONT AND SIDE BOUNDARY TREATMENT COMPRISING OF A WALL WITH RAILINGS ABOVE AND WOODEN FENCE

    7 Derwent Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0QE

    Received 26 Aug 2023
  20. Decided16692/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE/UTILITY ROOM AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF

    15 Lakelands Drive Bolton BL3 4NN

    Received 26 Aug 2023
  21. Decided16693/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    12 Walker Close Kearsley Bolton BL4 8QZ

    Received 26 Aug 2023
  22. Decided16694/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH

    59 Church Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 8AQ

    Received 27 Aug 2023
  23. Decided16695/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER.

    104 Auburn Street Bolton BL3 6UE

    Received 27 Aug 2023
  24. Decided16697/23

    EXTEND BEER GARDEN AREA TO REAR INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF 2 NO. PERGOLA STRUCTURES, FESTOON LIGHTING, PICKET FENCE, NEW FLOORING AND PLANTERS TOGETHER WITH NEW FLOORING TO EXISTING EXTERNAL SEATING AREA TO FRONT.

    Red Lion Hotel 1 - 3 Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BJ

    Received 28 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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