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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
6,484Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,847 approved or refused records
912Refused applications

3,935 approved · 912 refused · 146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17528/24

    PART A: PRUNING OF 4 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. YEW. PART B: PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. LIME.

    Edge Brook 615 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DL

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  2. Decided17529/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO.SILVER BIRCH.

    9 Sandfield Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4DU

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  3. Decided17530/24

    PARTIAL DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 12 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) AND 17 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 09485/20.

    Garnet Fold Farm 684 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SS

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  4. Decided17531/24

    SITING OF 2 No. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS TO NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  5. Decided17532/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13467/22 ( AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED LANDSCAPING SCHEME).

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  6. Decided17533/24

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SHED

    126 Newbrook Road Bolton BL5 1EX

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  7. Decided17534/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    28 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DQ

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  8. Decided17535/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT, SIDE AND REAR.

    67 Tarbet Drive Bolton BL2 6LX

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  9. Decided17536/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION.

    69 Sharples Avenue Bolton BL1 7HE

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  10. Decided17537/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TO FORM PORCH

    158 And 160 Campbell Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7HW

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  11. Decided17538/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (DOORS & WINDOWS SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 16221/23.

    St Pauls Parish Centre Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8BP

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  12. Decided17539/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. SILVER BIRCH

    19 Riding Gate Mews Bolton BL2 4DS

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  13. Decided17540/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO.BEECH.

    1 St James Avenue Bolton BL2 6HY

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  14. Decided17541/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.99M MAX HEIGHT; 2.75M EAVES HEIGHT)

    18 Westcourt Road Bolton BL3 3AZ

    Received 22 Jan 2024
  15. Decided17542/24

    CONCRETING OF YARDS REPLACING BROKEN CONCRETE AND COMPACTED HARD CORE

    Moss Hall Farm Chulsey Gate Lane Lostock Bolton BL6 4EY

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  16. Decided17543/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE (USE CLASS C3) TO A SHOP (USE CLASS E) ON THE GROUND AND A 1 NO. BEDROOM FLAT ABOVE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER EXTERNSION AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO REAR.

    272 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 3QD

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  17. Decided17544/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED SITING OF A CARAVAN FOR ANCILLARY RESIDENTIAL USE (C3)

    13 St Katherines Drive Blackrod Bolton BL6 5EJ

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  18. Decided17545/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DECKING AREA TO REAR AND NEW BOUNDARY FENCE.

    44 Winslow Road Bolton BL3 4SP

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  19. Decided17546/24

    PART A; PRUNING OF 2 NO.LIME AND 1 NO.SYCAMORE.PART B; FELLING OF 1 NO.BEECH.

    Greenham 24 Lostock Junction Lane Lostock Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  20. Decided17547/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A DWELLING (C3) INTO A 5 NO.BEDROOM HMO (C4) WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM.

    14 Burnmoor Road Bolton BL2 5NH

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  21. Decided17548/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A BETTING SHOP TO A CAFE (USE CLASS E(b)).

    29 Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DS

    Received 23 Jan 2024
  22. Decided17549/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) 17 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING FACILITIES) ON APPLICATION 04875/18

    Land At Former Brackley Golf Club, Little Hulton

    Received 24 Jan 2024
  23. Decided17550/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) 4 (SHALLOW COAL MINING ACTIVITY) 5 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) 6 (DRILLING AND GROUTING VALIDATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 14121/22

    Essa Academy Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3HH

    Received 24 Jan 2024
  24. Decided17551/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND HIPPED ROOF TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS.

    5 Oaks Lane Bolton BL2 3BR

    Received 24 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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