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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
6,519Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,874 approved or refused records
917Refused applications

3,957 approved · 917 refused · 150 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17730/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    St Andrews Church Queens Avenue Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9BL

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  2. Decided17731/24

    CONTINUED USE OF CAR PARK FOR THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF SELF STORAGE CONTAINERS

    Cuboid Self Storage Lostock Lane Lostock Bolton

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  3. Decided17732/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO STABLES AND TACK ROOM

    Hilton House Bungalow 694 Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NL

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  4. Decided17733/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 16220/23

    St Pauls Parish Centre Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8BP

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  5. Decided17734/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITON 2 (DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 16221/23

    St Pauls Parish Centre Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8BP

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  6. Decided17735/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 33 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 09775/20 IN RELATION TO MYTHAM ROAD ONLY (SITE 1)

    Land At Mytham Road Prestolee Road Boscow Road Hall Lane And Newbury Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  7. Decided17736/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE ALONGWITH ALTERATION TO ROOF TO FRONT

    4 Walker Close Kearsley Bolton BL4 8QZ

    Received 26 Feb 2024
  8. Decided17737/24

    ERECTION OF DORMER AT FRONT

    12 Louise Gardens Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HH

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  9. Decided17739/24

    INSTALLATION OF EV CHARGER TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING LINE MARKINGS AND ANCILLARY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO 2NO. EXISTING DOUBLE-PARKING BAYS TO PROVIDE 4NO.NEW EV CHARGE PARKING BAYS

    Roadway Adjacent To Highfield Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  10. Decided17740/24

    SITING OF 1NO. SMALL NON-ILLUMINATED POLE-MOUNTED SIGN

    Roadway Adjacent To Highfield Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  11. Decided17741/24

    SITING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF POSTAGE LOCKER

    Land At Carter Street Carter Street Kearsley Bolton BL4 8AX

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  12. Decided17742/24

    SITING OF 1No. POLE MOUNTED SIGN

    Land At Carter Street Carter Street Kearsley Bolton BL4 8AX

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  13. Decided17743/24

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

    23 Oriel Street Bolton BL3 5PF

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  14. Decided17744/24

    REMOVAL OF EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSERVATORY WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS.

    10 Briery Avenue Bolton BL2 4AJ

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  15. Decided17745/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 16 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  16. Decided17746/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A DORMER AT REAR

    198 Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LA

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  17. Decided17747/24

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

    2 Sefton Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6HJ

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  18. Decided17748/24

    PART A; PRUNING OF 1 NO. HOLLYPART B; FELLING OF 1 NO. HAWTHORN

    Vesperholme 346 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AD

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  19. Decided17749/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (NOISE) ON APPLICATION 09160/20 IN RELATION TO PLOTS B AND C ONLY.

    Land At St Georges Road/Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  20. Decided17750/24

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

    96 Breightmet Drive Bolton BL2 6LB

    Received 27 Feb 2024
  21. Decided17751/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF PORCH AT FRONT, RAISING OF RIDGE HEIGHT WITH DORMER, INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS AND CONVERSION OF LOFT SPACE TO HABITABLE ROOMS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF BOUNDARY WALL AND RENDERING OF FULL PROPERTY.

    2 David Brow Bolton BL3 3TW

    Received 28 Feb 2024
  22. Decided17752/24

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    4 Kirkhope Walk Bolton BL1 3DG

    Received 28 Feb 2024
  23. Decided17753/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO FORM STORE ROOM

    391 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3QD

    Received 28 Feb 2024
  24. Decided17754/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH INSTALLATION OF SKY LIGHTS TOGETHER WITH DORMER EXTENSION TO FRONT AND REAR.

    60 Scot Lane Blackrod Bolton BL6 5SB

    Received 28 Feb 2024

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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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