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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
6,427Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,803 approved or refused records
903Refused applications

3,900 approved · 903 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided17231/23

    ERECTION OF 4 NO. STABLES, TACK ROOM AND HAY BARN.

    Land Adjacent To Mill Lane Fishery Mill Lane Horwich Bolton

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  2. Decided17232/23

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    124 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DE

    Received 22 Nov 2023
  3. Decided17233/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A RETAIL SHOP TO A TATTOO STUDIO (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)

    2 - 4 Wilbraham Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3RA

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  4. Decided17234/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS (2 (COAL MINING LEGACY ISSUES) 3 (EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND LEVELS) 4 (PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) 5 (TREE PRESERVATION ORDER) 6 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING/FLOOD LIGHTING) 8 (CAR PARKING) 9 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) 11 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 09905/20

    2 Hesketh Place Dobb Brow Road Westhoughton BL5 2AZ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  5. Decided17235/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF 2NO. NON-ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS AND 2NO. WINDOW VINYL PRIVACY GRAPHIC

    2 - 4 Wilbraham Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3RA

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  6. Decided17236/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING.

    36 Brierwood Bolton BL2 2PF

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  7. Decided17237/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 12726/21

    The Last Drop Hospital Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9PZ

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  8. Decided17238/23

    FORMATION OF A NEW PUBLIC FOOTPATH TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Westhoughton Golf Club School Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2BR

    Received 23 Nov 2023
  9. Decided17239/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE INTO AN 8 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, LOFT CONVERSION, ROOF LIGHTS AND REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

    172 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HN

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  10. Decided17241/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (8.00M LONG; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 2.15M EAVES HEIGHT)

    5 Sandown Road Bolton BL2 3QB

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  11. Decided17242/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR WITH A FIRST FLOOR EXTENTSION TO THE SIDE

    117 Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AW

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  12. Decided17243/23

    PRUNING OF PART 1NO. HOLLY AND PRUNING OF 1NO. LIME

    10 Clunton Avenue Bolton BL3 4HD

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  13. Decided17244/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (LIGHTING SCHEME), 11 (LOCALLY EQUIPPED AREA OF PLAY DETAILS) AND 12 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 13196/22

    Former Brackley Golf Course

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  14. Decided17245/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING FROM A DAY NURSERY AND OFFICES TO AN OFFICE, 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE AND 1 NO. SELF CONTAINED FLAT TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

    Northern House 24 - 26 Chorley Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5JS

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  15. Decided17246/23

    INSTALLATION OF 8 VARIOUS SIGNS INCLUDING ONE TOTEM POLE.

    Mercury Filling Station Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  16. Decided17247/23

    REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO THE REAR AND INSERTION OF TWO NEW WINDOWS AT FIRST FLOOR AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING DOOR WITH WINDOW AT SECOND FLOOR TO THE REAR.

    53 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1DR

    Received 24 Nov 2023
  17. Decided17248/23

    206RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TOGETHER WITH A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT

    17 Crossford Drive Bolton BL3 4UA

    Received 25 Nov 2023
  18. Decided17249/23

    RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR CONTINUED USE AS A HOT FOOD TAKE AWAY AND EXTRACTOR FLUE TO REAR

    826 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6PA

    Received 26 Nov 2023
  19. Decided17250/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (PART 4) (COAL MINING LEGACY) ON APPLICATION 09616/20.

    Tarmac Building Materials Ltd Stopes Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 26 Nov 2023
  20. Decided17251/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/ PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, RAISING OF ROOF HEIGHT AND LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION.

    55 Adelaide Street Bolton BL3 3NY

    Received 26 Nov 2023
  21. Decided17253/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO: PRUNE 1 NO. SILVER BIRCH

    86 Temple Road Bolton BL1 8DX

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  22. Decided17254/23

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

    14 Parkway Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2RY

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  23. Decided17255/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13844/22 (ADDITION OF A FULL HEIGHT WINDOW TO THE REAR)

    23 Braddyll Road Bolton BL5 1DY

    Received 27 Nov 2023
  24. Decided17256/23

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

    50 Rishton Avenue Bolton BL3 2EW

    Received 28 Nov 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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