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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
6,475Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,839 approved or refused records
910Refused applications

3,929 approved · 910 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided17449/24

    RETROSPECTIVE LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIMBER CASEMENT WINDOW TO GROUND FLOOR FRONT ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED WORK

    8 Walker Fold Walker Fold Road Bolton BL1 7PT

    Received 5 Jan 2024
  2. Decided17450/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 1 (TIME LIMIT) ON APPLICATION 90539/13 AND 12906/22.

    Land Plot G1 G2 Logistics North Lomax Way Bolton

    Received 5 Jan 2024
  3. Decided17451/24

    SITING OF 1 NO. FASCIA SIGN TO SIDE ELEVATION.

    Unit C5 Leadbeaters Lane Bolton BL5 1FL

    Received 5 Jan 2024
  4. Decided17452/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 (PERMANENT REPLACEMENT PITCHES) AND 10 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton

    Received 5 Jan 2024
  5. Decided17453/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION), 8 (BIODIVERSITY MITIGATION/ENHANCEMENT), 9 (TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER), 10 (EXTERNALLY GENERATED NOISE), 12(HIGHWAY WORKS), 16 (MATERIALS) AND 18 (ACOUSTIC FENCE DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 12211/21

    Brownfield Land To The East Of Old Hall Street Kearsley (Farnworth) And South Of Bolton Road

    Received 5 Jan 2024
  6. Decided17454/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SWEDISH WHITEBEAM.

    30 Burwell Close Bolton BL3 3AF

    Received 8 Jan 2024
  7. Decided17455/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH REPLACEMENT OF TRANSLUCENT ROOF TO COVERED AREA AND INSTALLATION OF 1NO. ROOF LIGHT

    467 Hough Fold Way Bolton BL2 3PU

    Received 8 Jan 2024
  8. Decided17456/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. POPLAR AND PRUNING OF 1 NO. POPLAR

    Land At Church Gardens Fishery Lea Gate Bolton BL2 3ET

    Received 8 Jan 2024
  9. Decided17458/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17

    4 Clarebank Heaton Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  10. Decided17459/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17

    Knightsbridge House 7 Clarebank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  11. Decided17460/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13587/22 TO AMEND THE HOUSE TYPE ELEVATIONS

    Land East Of Lever Park Avenue Lever Park Avenue Horwich Bolton

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  12. Decided17461/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (ACOUSTIC INSULATION TO FLOOR AND CEILINGS BETWEEN GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR) ON APPLICATION 15406/23

    53 Newport Street Bolton BL1 1NE

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  13. Awaiting decision17463/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 07237/19

    Meridian Business Park Manchester Road Bolton BL3 2BY

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  14. Decided17464/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (LOCATION OF CCTV CAMERAS) ON APPLICATION 15612/23

    Land Off Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DG

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  15. Decided17465/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING GARAGE AND FRONT PORCH.

    1 Boonfields Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9LF

    Received 9 Jan 2024
  16. Decided17466/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17

    6 Clarebank Heaton Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 10 Jan 2024
  17. Decided17467/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR INTO 1 NO.SELF CONTAINED FLAT (CLASS C3)

    Bank Chambers 3 King Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AB

    Received 10 Jan 2024
  18. Decided17468/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING (ADJACENT TO 76 BURY NEW ROAD) INTO 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE (AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 14719/22)

    76 Bury New Road Bolton BL2 2BG

    Received 10 Jan 2024
  19. Decided17471/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (COAL MINING LEGACY) AND 16 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 13040/22

    Land South Of Freshfield Avenue Freshfield Avenue Bolton

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  20. Decided17472/24

    ERECTION OF A FENCE TO THE SITE FRONTAGE WITH CHEW MOOR LANE.

    Lostock Sports Club Chew Moor Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3JU

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  21. Decided17473/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (EXTERNAL MATERIALS) 8 (SOIL IMPORTATION) 9 (DOORS AND WINDOWS) ON APPLICATION 14055/22

    Land east of Avenue Street and west of Peterhead Close.

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  22. Decided17474/24

    SITING OF 3N.O INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    Bolton Enterprise Centre Washington Street Bolton BL3 5EY

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  23. Decided17475/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    26 The Woodlands Lostock Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 11 Jan 2024
  24. Decided17476/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE FIRST STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION TO FORM LINKWAY WITH BALCONY TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASE.

    Hardmans House 16 Hardmans Lane Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9HX

    Received 12 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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