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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
6,483Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,846 approved or refused records
912Refused applications

3,934 approved · 912 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17502/24

    PRUNING OF NO.1 BEECH

    1 Rigby Cottages Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EL

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  2. Decided17503/24

    ERECTION OF A NEW SWITCH HOUSE

    Land At Junction Of Spa Road And New Holder Street Spa Road Bolton

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  3. Decided17504/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (GARDEN VALIDATION PLOTS 22-24. 90-92. 129-137) ON APPLICATION 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road, Bolton, BL3 4JJ

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  4. Decided17506/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 14112/22 (CLADDING TO WALLS AND ROOF)

    14 Woodside Place Darcy Lever Bolton BL2 1PL

    Received 17 Jan 2024
  5. Decided17507/24

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT

    80 Ainsworth Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 6NW

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  6. Decided17508/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY

    38 Butterwick Fields Horwich Bolton BL6 5GZ

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  7. Decided17509/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME.

    Flat 1 28 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5PZ

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  8. Decided17510/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    37 Oriel Street Bolton BL3 5PF

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  9. Decided17511/24

    EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING RE-RENDERING OF THE BUILDING AND THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF

    Egerton And Dunscar Health Centre Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9RG

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  10. Decided17512/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    11 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  11. Decided17514/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DETACHED TWO-STOREY DWELLING (PART RETROSPECTIVE).

    4 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 18 Jan 2024
  12. Decided17515/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (MATERIALS - EXTERNAL WALLS AND ROOF) ON APPLICATION 80203/08.

    169 Mayor Street Bolton BL1 4SJ

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  13. Decided17516/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION.

    75 Ainsworth Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 6NN

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  14. Decided17517/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.40M LONG; 3.53M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    26 Chadwick Street Little Lever Bolton BL3 1ND

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  15. Decided17518/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.35M LONG; 3.62M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    80 Butterwick Fields Horwich Bolton BL6 5GZ

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  16. Decided17519/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION.

    48 Myrrh Walk Bolton BL1 8XF

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  17. Decided17520/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY PORCH AT FRONT

    52 Breightmet Drive Bolton BL2 6EH

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  18. Decided17521/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FROM OFFICES TO 2 NO. FLATS

    202-204 First And Second Floor Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3BG

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  19. Decided17522/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12015/21

    27 Barnfield Close Egerton Bolton BL7 9UP

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  20. Decided17523/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (SITE INVESTIGATION) ON APPLICATION 04875/18.

    Land At Former Brackley Golf Course Caddie Road Bolton

    Received 19 Jan 2024
  21. Decided17524/24

    PART A: PRUNING OF 2 NO. BEECH (T1 AND T2).PART B: PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH (T3)

    26 The Woodlands Lostock Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 20 Jan 2024
  22. Decided17525/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. SILVER BIRCH

    119 Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4HR

    Received 20 Jan 2024
  23. Decided17526/24

    INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS SIGNAGE INCLUDING: 1 NO. OVAL BRANDING SIGN, 1 NO. NEW SINGLE SIDED PANEL TO EXISTING POSTS, 1 NO. DOUBLE SIDED POST MOUNTED WELCOME/EXIT SIGN, 1 NO. SET OF INDIVIDUAL WELCOME LETTERS, 1 NO. 'V' SHAPED POST MOUNTED COREX SIGN, 1 NO. FREE STANDING SINGLE LEG POST SIGN, AND 1 NO. SET OF INDIVIDUAL HARVESTER LETTERS.

    1 Arena Approach Horwich Bolton BL6 6LB

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  24. Decided17527/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 11858/21 ( ADDING A DOOR ON GROUND FLOOR/ ADDITIONAL WINDOW OPENINGS AND INCREASE TO RIDGE HEIGHT).

    187 Ivy Road Bolton BL1 6EE

    Received 22 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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