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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
6,410Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,791 approved or refused records
903Refused applications

3,888 approved · 903 refused · 146 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2022 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17177/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 9 (VERIFICATION REPORT) 12 (ENERGY COMPLIANCE REPORTS FOR PLOTS 1-40) 19 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING FACILITIES) ON APPLICATION 05937/19

    Land Off Collingwood Way Collingwood Way Westhoughton BL5 3TT

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  2. Decided17178/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 09 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 10 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 01 (PART II) (SITE INVESTIGATIONS) ON APPLICATION 15341/23

    Land Rear Of 15-49 Singleton Avenue Horwich Bolton

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  3. Decided17179/23

    PRUNING OF 2NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1NO. SYCAMORE

    Delamere Princess Road Lostock Bolton Bolton BL6 4DS

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  4. Decided17180/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 12 & 13 (NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 14751/22

    Waters Meeting Britannia Way Bolton BL2 2HH

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  5. Decided17181/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE INTO A 6 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

    129 Mayor Street Bolton BL1 4SJ

    Received 13 Nov 2023
  6. Decided17182/23

    ERECTION OF NEW FENCING AS BOUNDARY TREATMENT

    As Suffah Academy Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4BU

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  7. Decided17183/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO CHILDREN'S CARE HOME (CLASS C2)

    3 St Marys Avenue Bolton BL3 5QW

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  8. Decided17185/23

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING FROM B1/EG(III) TO C3 TO CREATE 5NO 2 STOREY TERRACE HOUSES, WITH PARKING SPACE TO FRONT AND REAR GARDENS, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY LEAN TO EXTENSION AND ADJUSTMENT/ADDITION OF WINDOWS TO SUIT PROPOSED INTERNAL LAYOUTS

    BACK BURY ROAD SOUTH BOLTON BL2 6EB

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  9. Decided17186/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 13018/22

    Land At The Last Drop Hospital Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9QB

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  10. Decided17187/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE AND A PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR.

    13 Penarth Road Bolton BL3 5RJ

    Received 14 Nov 2023
  11. Decided17188/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    14 Greenleigh Close Bolton BL1 7BQ

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  12. Decided17189/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH

    562 Manchester Road Bolton Bolton BL3 2PJ

    Received 15 Nov 2023
  13. Decided17190/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16610/23 (REMOVAL OF ONE OF THE RIBBON WINDOWS ON THE WEST ELEVATION)

    Integrated Logistics Centre Mbda (Uk) Lea Field Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  14. Decided17191/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH NEW WINDOW OPENINGS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS.

    60 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EQ

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  15. Decided17192/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    13 Somerdale Avenue Bolton BL1 5HS

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  16. Decided17193/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BLACK ITALIAN POPLAR

    30 Eastbourne Grove Bolton BL1 5LH

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  17. Decided17194/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH REAR FACING DORMER

    229 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AJ

    Received 11 Nov 2023
  18. Decided17195/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO SYCAMORE

    9 Holkar Meadows Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9NA

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  19. Decided17196/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF EXISTING BUILDING AS A RESTAURANT

    510 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9DX

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  20. Decided17197/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    220 Deepdale Road Bolton BL2 5HY

    Received 16 Nov 2023
  21. Decided17198/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.90M LONG; 2.80M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    23 Brocksby Chase Bolton BL1 2JH

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  22. Decided17199/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    The Bungalow Valletts Lane Bolton BL1 6DY

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  23. Decided17200/23

    FELLING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH

    5 The Kilphin Lostock Bolton BL6 4DR

    Received 17 Nov 2023
  24. Decided17201/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    Knightsbridge House 7 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 17 Nov 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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