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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
6,465Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,830 approved or refused records
909Refused applications

3,921 approved · 909 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17419/23

    ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A REAR AND SIDE PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION WITH FRONT PORCH

    12 Astley Road Bolton BL2 4BR

    Received 29 Dec 2023
  2. Decided17420/23

    ERECTION OF A DOUBLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH.

    16 Pocket Nook Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4HN

    Received 29 Dec 2023
  3. Decided17421/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 09775/20.

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 29 Dec 2023
  4. Decided17422/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    25 Old Quarry Lane Egerton Bolton BL7 9EU

    Received 29 Dec 2023
  5. Decided17423/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AT NO.8 DOBSON ROAD ALONGSIDE ERECTION OF 1NO. 3BED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    8 Dobson Road Bolton BL1 4RT

    Received 30 Dec 2023
  6. Decided17424/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 30 Dec 2023
  7. Decided17426/23

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

    4 Bessybrook Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4EA

    Received 31 Dec 2023
  8. Decided17427/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (SITE INVESTIGATION AND COAL MINING LEGACY IN RELATION TO PLOTS 2, 3 & 4) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 31 Dec 2023
  9. Decided17430/24

    CONVERSION FROM 1 NO.DWELLING TO 2 NO.SELF CONTAINED FLATS TOGETHER WITH A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    296 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RP

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  10. Decided17431/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO CHANGE FROM PITCH TO FLAT ROOF TO CREATE TERRACE.

    The Bungalow Smithy Hill Bolton BL3 4LY

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  11. Decided17433/24

    FELLING OF 2 NO. ASH

    Heaton Village Club Waddington Road Bolton BL1 5LP

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  12. Decided17434/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    31 Vermont Street Bolton BL1 3AR

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  13. Decided17435/24

    PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING RESTAURANT TO MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY, FALLING IN TO USE CLASSES F1(a), F1(F), F2(b) AND E(f), TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF CCTV CAMERAS AND LAYING OUT OF EXISTING CAR PARKS TO THE FRONT AND REAR.

    2 Broadgate Bolton BL3 4PZ

    Received 2 Jan 2024
  14. Decided17436/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR AND NEW DRIVEWAY.

    4 Briggs Fold Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9SG

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  15. Decided17437/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.30 LONG; 3.60 MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    40 Glazebury Drive Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3JZ

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  16. Decided17439/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16771/23 TO AMEND THE APPROVED DRAWINGS TO FRONT ELEVATION, ROOF AND CAR PARK ARRANGEMENT.

    Morrisons Unit 1 Bury Road Bolton BL2 2QJ

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  17. Decided17440/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER EXTENSION

    10 Webster Street Bolton BL3 2QY

    Received 3 Jan 2024
  18. Decided17441/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    5 Amberley Close Bolton BL3 4NJ

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  19. Decided17442/24

    ADAPTATIONS TO EXISTING FENCING

    1 Sweetloves Grove Bolton BL1 7EE

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  20. Decided17443/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    48 Maplewood Gardens Bolton BL1 3NR

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  21. Decided17444/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SITE INVESTIGATION) AND 3 (COAL MINING REPORT) ON APPLICATION 09243/20.

    1133 - 1137 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SG

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  22. Registered17445/24

    CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING PREMISES INTO 3 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS INCLUDING NEW DOOR, WINDOW AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO REAR.

    2 Empire Road & 609 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6HX

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  23. Decided17446/24

    SITING OF 1 NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGN

    Home Bargains Unit 2 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6AZ

    Received 4 Jan 2024
  24. Decided17448/24

    RETROSPECTIVE INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT TIMBER CASEMENT WINDOW TO GROUND FLOOR FRONT ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    8 Walker Fold Walker Fold Road Bolton BL1 7PT

    Received 5 Jan 2024

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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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