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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
6,125Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,555 approved or refused records
860Refused applications

3,695 approved · 860 refused · 138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Mar 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16698/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED BUILDING TO FORM GARAGE AND STORAGE ROOM.

    22 Broadway Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HL

    Received 28 Aug 2023
  2. Decided16699/23

    ERECTION OF A FRONT PORCH.

    2 Lily Avenue Farnworth Bolton BL4 0ER

    Received 28 Aug 2023
  3. Decided16700/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 15419/23

    10 - 12 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2BW

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  4. Decided16701/23

    FELLING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    13 Thorneyholme Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4BZ

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  5. Decided16702/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 94696/15 (TO VARY THE MATERIALS APPROVED UNDER CONDITION 02)

    Land North Of Platt Lane East Of Park Road & South Of Chequerbent Roundabout Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  6. Decided16703/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    14 Staveley Avenue Bolton BL1 7HD

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  7. Decided16704/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REAR BALCONY

    437 Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BJ

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  8. Decided16705/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH A NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE.

    450 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AZ

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  9. Decided16706/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 20 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 06110/19

    Land Adjacent To 76 Cross Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AJ

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  10. Decided16707/23

    ERECTION OF 3 NO. 2 BEDROOMED TERRACED DWELLINGHOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENT AND 2 OFF STREET CAR PARKING SPACES.

    Land Between Boundary Street And Back Boundary Street Boundary Street Bolton

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  11. Decided16708/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CONVERSION (INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS) OF EXISTING DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE INTO AN AESTHETIC CLINIC.

    7 Whitsters Hollow Bolton BL1 6TY

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  12. Decided16709/23

    ERECTION OF A LINK EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF RAMP AND BALUSTRADE BETWEEN EXISTING BAKERY AND OFFICES/PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PASTIES BUILDINGS

    462 Manchester Road Bolton Bolton BL3 2NU

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  13. Decided16710/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO EXISTING DORMER AT REAR

    74 Bottom Oth Moor Horwich Bolton BL6 6QF

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  14. Decided16711/23

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

    18 Welbeck Road Bolton BL1 5LE

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  15. Decided16712/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT TO REPLACE EXISTING WOODEN DOOR AT FRONT WITH A COMPOSITE OR UPVC DOOR

    3 Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LB

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  16. Decided16713/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (VEHICULAR ACCESS), 16 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 17 (LIGHTING DESIGN STRATEGY FOR BIODIVERSITY) ON APPLICATION 11494/21.

    Westhoughton Equestrian Centre Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2DD

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  17. Decided16714/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12632/21

    Plot 5 Grundy Hall Farm Horwich Bolton

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  18. Decided16715/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    4 Dickinson Street Bolton BL1 3NJ

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  19. Decided16716/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY OFFICE ANNEX TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY KITCHEN SHOWROOM WITH OFFICES AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL.

    Unit 3 Tyrers Works Canada Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7PB

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  20. Decided16718/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE WITH ADDITIONAL FENCING TO SIDE

    3 Ashbourne Avenue Bolton BL2 1LS

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  21. Decided16720/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND REAR

    14 Filton Avenue Bolton BL3 5AN

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16721/23

    FELLING OF 2NO. ASH AND 1NO. ELM

    12 Silver Birch Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4GF

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  23. Decided16722/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME

    Flat 1 28 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5PZ

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16723/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS AN EDUCATION FACILITY (CLASSROOMS, TOILETS AND OFFICE) TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS.

    Heyhead Farm Bowstone Hill Road Bolton BL2 4LS

    Received 1 Sept 2023

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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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