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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
6,443Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,812 approved or refused records
906Refused applications

3,906 approved · 906 refused · 146 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2022 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17281/23

    REFURBISHMENT AND USE OF LODGE AS STAFF ACCOMMODATION FOR CARE HOME TO INCLUDE FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION WITH ANNEX WINDOW TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

    The Lodge Egerton Manor Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 30 Nov 2023
  2. Decided17282/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE INTO A 7 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS INCLUDING LOFT CONVERSION, ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER EXTENSION, ROOF LIGHTS AND ADDITIONAL WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS.

    32A Bury New Road Bolton BL2 2BG

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  3. Decided17283/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    35 Hazelmere Kearsley Bolton BL4 8EG

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  4. Decided17284/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE/UTILITY ROOM AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF - RESUBMISSION OF APPLICATION; 16692/23

    15 Lakelands Drive Bolton BL3 4NN

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  5. Decided17285/23

    ERECTION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR EXTENSIONS TO FRONT, SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH DORMER AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO FORM NEW ROOF TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF LOFT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL 4NO NEW BEDROOMS TO FORM HMO FOR 9 NO BEDROOMS

    97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  6. Decided17286/23

    CONTINUED USE OF SITE AS AN ALPACA WALKING CENTRE, ALONG WITH ERECTION OF DETACHED TIMBER BUILDING FOR USE AS AN ANCILLARY CAF�, CLASSROOM AND GIFT SHOP AND ERECTION OF FIELD SHELTER

    Poppywood Alpacas Old Rake Horwich Bolton BL6 6SJ

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  7. Decided17287/23

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 4 NO. DWELLINGS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR MEANS OF ACCESS

    White Horse 259 Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3ED

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  8. Decided17288/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 20 (REPLACEMENT PLAYING FIELD) ON APPLICATION 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  9. Decided17290/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

    11 Rosamond Street Bolton BL3 4AL

    Received 1 Dec 2023
  10. Decided17291/23

    PART A: FELLING OF 1 NO.ASH, 1 NO. WILLOW AND 1 NO. HAWTHORN.PART B: PRUNING OF VARIOUS TREES

    Apartment 5 5 - 14 Thurlwood Croft Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3RF

    Received 2 Dec 2023
  11. Decided17292/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    11 Braddyll Road Bolton BL5 1DY

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  12. Decided17293/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER EXTENSION AND ROOF RAISE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE WITHIN REAR GARDEN AREA AND BOUNDARY WALL.

    61 Old Road Bolton BL1 6PU

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  13. Decided17294/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    34 Greensmith Way Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BR

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  14. Decided17296/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (LAND CONTAMINATION/SITE INVESTIGATIONS - PLOTS 25, 26, 62, 63, 81-89 ,138-140 and 147-148) ON APPLICATION 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road Grid Reference 369594 407491 Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  15. Decided17297/23

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

    95 Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9LZ

    Received 4 Dec 2023
  16. Decided17298/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

    14 Manley Crescent Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3HR

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  17. Decided17300/23

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

    10 Ainscow Avenue Lostock Bolton BL6 4LR

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  18. Decided17301/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS INTO A 6 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    256 - 258 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 4JE

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  19. Decided17302/23

    EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF A BOUNDARY WALL AND GATE

    Abbey Farm Arley Lane Haigh Bolton WN1 2UH

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  20. Decided17304/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    42 Elgin Street Bolton BL1 3ER

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  21. Decided17305/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP (USE CLASS E) TO MIXED USE OF SHOP AND HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY (SUI GENERIS), TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESS RAMP AND NEW ENTRANCE DOOR TO SIDE ELEVATION, REMOVAL OF EXISTING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS.

    524 Leigh Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2JX

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  22. Decided17306/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

    31A Smith Lane Egerton Bolton BL7 9EZ

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  23. Decided17307/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (LAND REMEDIATION - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 09160/20

    Land At St Georges Road/Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  24. Decided17308/23

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION UNDER PART 18 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 2015 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A LIFT TO PROVIDE ACCESS BETWEEN THE STATION BUILDING TO PLATFORM LEVEL TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Daisy Hill Railway Station Leigh Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2JQ

    Received 23 Oct 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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