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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
6,506Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,863 approved or refused records
914Refused applications

3,949 approved · 914 refused · 148 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17652/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY, TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    Maxwell 54 Arley Lane Haigh Bolton Wigan WN1 2UG

    Received 11 Feb 2024
  2. Decided17653/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    12 Mayfair Horwich Bolton BL6 6DH

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  3. Decided17654/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT) ON APPLICATION 14492/22

    19 Shurdington Road Bolton Manchester M46 9HY

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  4. Decided17655/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16548/23 (ALTERATIONS TO ARRANGEMENT, PROPORTIONING AND DESIGN OF THE FENESTRATION).

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  5. Decided17656/24

    ERECTION OF A PART FIRST FLOOR PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS.

    33 Gresley Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 5TQ

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  6. Decided17657/24

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER

    385 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3QD

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  7. Decided17658/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (DOORS AND WINDOWS) ON APPLICATION 11074/21

    79 - 83 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1QD

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  8. Decided17659/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    20 Longsight Bolton BL2 3HR

    Received 12 Feb 2024
  9. Decided17660/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO LOWER GROUND FLOOR AND GROUND FLOOR WITH ROOF LIGHTS TOGETHER WITH STEPS AND JULIET BALCONY AT REAR AND REAR DORMER

    3 Penrith Avenue Bolton BL1 5QF

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  10. Decided17661/24

    ERECTION OF RAISED DECKING TO REAR WITH CHANGES TO ROOF FROM PITCHED TO FLAT ON THE SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION/OUTRIGGER.

    44 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AL

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  11. Decided17662/24

    CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING C3 DWELLING, TO 8NO. BED HMO (SUI GENERIS ) TOGETHER WITH CHANGES TO WINDOWS AND REAR DECKING MODIFIED

    1107 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SG

    Received 13 Feb 2024
  12. Decided17663/24

    PART A: FELLING OF 1NO. OAKPART B: PRUNING OF 2NO. OAK TREES, 2NO. SYCAMORES AND 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    1 Heaton Grange Drive Bolton BL1 5NE

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  13. Decided17664/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK.

    19 Winterbourne Drive Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DT

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  14. Decided17665/24

    FELLING OF 1NO. BEECH TREE

    Kirkgate House Markland Hill Bolton BL1 5AL

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  15. Decided17668/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (SITE REMEDIATION) 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY 18 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 12836/21

    Century Mill, George Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QT

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  16. Decided17669/24

    ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND PORCH AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS AT FRONT ELEVATION. SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    121 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4UH

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  17. Decided17670/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    5 Bradford Park Drive Bolton BL2 1PA

    Received 14 Feb 2024
  18. Decided17671/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    23 Brocksby Chase Bolton BL1 2JH

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  19. Decided17672/24

    ERECTION OF A FRONT PORCH AND A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    68 Kilworth Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4RL

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  20. Decided17673/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED DORMER LOFT CONVERSION

    6 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AA

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  21. Decided17674/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. SYCAMORE

    37 Station Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5BN

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  22. Decided17675/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    119 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RH

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  23. Decided17676/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR

    14 Argo Street Bolton BL3 6TT

    Received 16 Feb 2024
  24. Decided17677/24

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

    7 Callis Road Bolton BL3 5QA

    Received 16 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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