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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
6,499Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,858 approved or refused records
912Refused applications

3,946 approved · 912 refused · 147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17576/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL STORAGE TO A GYM (USE CLASS E(d))

    Unit 7 Dunscar Industrial Estate Egerton Bolton BL7 9PQ

    Received 29 Jan 2024
  2. Decided17577/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM GARAGE.

    141 Green Meadows Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2BW

    Received 29 Jan 2024
  3. Decided17578/24

    PART A: PRUNING OF VARIOUS TREESPART B: FELLING OF 13 NO. ASH.

    7 - 10 Eagley Brook Way Bolton BL1 8TS

    Received 29 Jan 2024
  4. Decided17579/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    62 Rayden Crescent Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2ES

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  5. Decided17580/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A 6 NO. BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (USE CLASS C4) INTO A 7 NO.BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (SUI GENERIS)

    165 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  6. Decided17581/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (DRAINAGE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 08698/20.

    Pilkington Quarry Georges Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6RS

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  7. Decided17582/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (REPLACEMENT TREE PLANTING DETAILS.) ON APPLICATION 16912/23

    The Last Drop Hospital Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9PZ

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  8. Decided17583/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 09179/20.

    Land Adjacent To 19 - 29 Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7LB

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  9. Decided17584/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    38 Laurel Avenue Bolton BL3 1AS

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  10. Decided17585/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION WITH CONVERSION OF CONSERVATORY INTO A REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

    78 Longsight Lane Bolton BL2 3JS

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  11. Decided17586/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    30 Lovat Road Bolton BL2 6LP

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  12. Decided17588/24

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

    27 Ashby Close Farnworth Bolton BL4 7TS

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  13. Decided17589/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (GARDEN VALIDATION) ON APPLICATION 04527/18 FOR PLOTS 93-98 AND 232-234.

    Land At Eldercot Road Grid Reference 369594 407491 Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  14. Decided17590/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF GROUND FLOOR AS A RETAIL PREMISES AND CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR TO 2NO. SELF CONTAINED FLATS

    96 - 98 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 30 Jan 2024
  15. Decided17591/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF 3 NO. FLAG POLE SIGNS TOGETHER WITH 1 NO. 42" LCD MEDIA SCREEN

    Tesco Longcauseway Farnworth Bolton BL4 9LS

    Received 31 Jan 2024
  16. Decided17592/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A NEW BOUNDARY WALL AND LAYOUT PARKING AREA.

    609 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8BZ

    Received 31 Jan 2024
  17. Decided17594/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14 (WINDOWS AND JULIETTE BALCONY DOORS) ON APPLICATION 12865/21 TO ALL ELEVATIONS OF BLOCK A FROM FIRST FLOOR UPWARDS.

    Land To The East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 31 Jan 2024
  18. Decided17595/24

    PRUNING OF 2 NO.BEECH, 1 NO.OAK, 1 NO.SILVER BIRCH.

    43 The Woodlands Lostock Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 31 Jan 2024
  19. Decided17596/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH JULIET BALCONY, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND RENDER TO GROUND FLOOR

    73 Delph Brook Way Egerton Bolton BL7 9TU

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  20. Decided17597/24

    INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL WINDOWS TO SIDE ELEVATIONS.

    204 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QE

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  21. Decided17598/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.80M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    5 Orwell Road Bolton BL1 6ES

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  22. Decided17599/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE USE OF RETAIL TO DWELLING

    176 Lee Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7AF

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  23. Decided17600/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS WITH ROOF LIGHTS

    164 Stopes Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 1 Feb 2024
  24. Decided17601/24

    CONVERSION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING LOFT TO CREATE DORMERS AT FRONT AND REAR

    596 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9RY

    Received 2 Feb 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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