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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
6,448Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,815 approved or refused records
906Refused applications

3,909 approved · 906 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17309/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15151/22 TO AMEND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF DWELLINGS COMPRISING DOOR, GARAGE DOOR, GUTTER AND WINDOW DETAILS TOGETHER WITH AMENDED LANDSCAPE DETAILS.

    Land Off Armadale Road Bolton

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  2. Decided17310/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME (C2) INCLUDING GARAGE CONVERSION TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM.

    1158 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SQ

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  3. Decided17311/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR, EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS

    498 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DR

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  4. Decided17312/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    12 Entwistle Street Bolton BL2 2ES

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  5. Decided17313/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING STONE GARAGE TO HOME OFFICE / STUDIO

    75 Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NH

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  6. Decided17314/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING STONE GARAGE TO HOME OFFICE / STUDIO

    75 Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NH

    Received 5 Dec 2023
  7. Decided17315/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 07786/20 TO ALLOW RELOCATION OF BIN STORAGE AREA TOGETHER WITH ADDITION OF RAMP TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO LANDSCAPE AREA FOR MAINTENANCE.

    Land North Of St Osmunds Drive St Osmunds Drive Bolton BL2 6EA

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  8. Decided17316/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH DORMER AT REAR.

    32 Beaconsfield Street Bolton BL3 5DW

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  9. Decided17317/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 13347/22

    Bolton College Deane Road Bolton BL3 5BG

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  10. Decided17318/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FRONT AND PART FIRST FLOOR/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS.

    16 Wilmslow Avenue Bolton BL1 7AX

    Received 6 Dec 2023
  11. Decided17319/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO CARE HOME FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF EXISTING EXTERNAL STAIRCASE.

    The Old Vicarage Ivy Bank Road Bolton BL1 7EQ

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  12. Decided17320/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MARTIAL ARTS BUILDING AND ERECTION OF A DETACHED THREE STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING 36 NO. (27 NO. 1 BEDROOMED AND 9 NO. TWO BEDROOMED) APARTMENTS (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME) INCLUDING ACCESS, PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS.

    Gouldings Martial Arts St Germain Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7BQ

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  13. Decided17321/23

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM A CAFE/RESTAURANT WITH RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION TO 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3)

    204 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QE

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  14. Decided17323/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 15 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 09616/20

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

    Received 7 Dec 2023
  15. Decided17324/23

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

    9 Trawden Avenue Bolton BL1 6JD

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  16. Decided17325/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    18 Addington Road Bolton BL3 4QZ

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  17. Decided17326/23

    TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO A CAR PARK TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF ENTRANCE GATES AND METAL VERTICAL BAR FENCING TO SITE BOUNDARY.

    Land Between Carlton Street And Bradshawgate Shiffnall Street Bolton

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  18. Decided17327/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    27 Delph Brook Way Egerton Bolton BL7 9UB

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  19. Decided17328/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14 (WINDOWS AND DOORS) ON APPLICATION 12865/21.

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton BL1 2AB

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  20. Decided17329/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 13 (TREE IMPACT REPORT) 14 (INVASIVE WEED REPORT) 15 (BIODIVERSITY REPORT) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  21. Decided17330/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (BIODIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 8 Dec 2023
  22. Decided17331/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    51 Wordsworth Street Bolton BL1 3JF

    Received 9 Dec 2023
  23. Decided17332/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION AND ENTRANCE CANOPY TO FRONT TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM

    5 Greenleas Lostock Bolton BL6 4PL

    Received 10 Dec 2023
  24. Decided17333/23

    ERECTION OF A DETACHED OUTBUILDING

    Southmead 59 Oakwood Drive Bolton BL1 5EH

    Received 10 Dec 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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