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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
6,137Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,566 approved or refused records
861Refused applications

3,705 approved · 861 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16751/23

    ERECTION OF A FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    99 Shepherd Cross Street Bolton BL1 3BX

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  2. Decided16752/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : - FELLING OF 1NO. CHERRY AND 3NO. ASH

    77 Lee Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7AU

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  3. Decided16753/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. WILLOW AND 1NO. CHERRY

    11 Holkar Meadows Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9NA

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  4. Decided16754/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM.

    229 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AJ

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  5. Decided16755/23

    ERECTION OF 4 NO. INDUSTRIAL UNITS (CLASS E LIGHT INDUSTRIAL & CLASS B2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) WITH ASSOCIATED LOADING BAYS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING WORKS FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PREMISES (ADJACENT TO THE FORMER ANCHOR INN)

    Land Adjacent To Anchor Inn Eagle Street Bolton BL2 2BU

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  6. Decided16756/23

    PRUNING OF 3 NO. BEECH

    125 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DX

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  7. Decided16757/23

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    8 Sharples Meadows Bolton BL1 6FT

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  8. Decided16758/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    65 Belmont View Bolton BL2 3QW

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  9. Decided16759/23

    LOFT CONVERSION AT REAR

    3 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  10. Decided16760/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH

    81 Lea Gate Close Bolton BL2 4AB

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  11. Decided16761/23

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM DOG GROOMING AND STORE BUILDING TO A DWELLINGHOUSE.

    9A Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7AF

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  12. Decided16762/23

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM GYM, DANCE STUDIO AND SHED TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF GREENHOUSE AT REAR

    126 Newbrook Road Bolton BL5 1EX

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  13. Decided16763/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF THE PROPERTY AS A 17NO. BED HMO

    Nikita House 53 Manchester Road Bolton BL2 1ES

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  14. Decided16764/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS

    100 Station Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5BW

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  15. Decided16765/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (MATERIALS) AND 3 (DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIFICATIONS) ON 15500/23

    1 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2RJ

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  16. Decided16766/23

    ERECTION OF A 17.15 METRE HIGH MICRO WIND TURBINE.

    Sheep Cote Green Farm Coal Pit Road Bolton BL1 7PB

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  17. Decided16767/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING VACANT PREMISES INTO A HOT FOOD TAKE AWAY TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING NEW SHOP FRONT AND EXTRACTION FLUE TO REAR ELEVATION.

    24 Manchester Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 8NZ

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  18. Decided16768/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 4 (CAR PARKING) ON APPLICATION 12879/21

    22 Albert Road Bolton BL1 5HF

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  19. Decided16769/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 70243/05 (TO ALLOW VARIATION TO APPROVED EXTERNAL MATERIALS).

    Land At Waters Meeting Road/Eagley Brook Way Bolton

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  20. Decided16770/23

    APPLICATION FOR A NEW ACCESS, ROAD REALIGNMENT, ALTERED LANDFORM, PLANTING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE

    Land At Chorley Road Wingates Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LZ

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  21. Decided16771/23

    AMALGAMATION OF EXISTING RETAIL UNITS TO CREATE A SINGLE RETAIL UNIT FOR CONTINUED USE WITHIN CLASS E (a) ALONG WITH REFURBISHMENT WORKS INCLUDING NEW GLAZED SHOP FRONT AND ENTRANCE FEATURE, RECONFIGURATION OF CAR PARK INCLUDING RESURFACING, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, NEW TROLLEY CORRALS, CYCLE PARKING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Morrisons Unit 1 & Home Bargains Unit 2 Bury Road Bolton BL2 2QJ

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16772/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 07320/19

    Brownlow Way Works Topping Street Bolton BL1 3XX

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  23. Decided16773/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 14340/22

    Pizza Hut Turton Street Bolton BL1 2EX

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16774/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR AND REAR DORMER.

    21 Willis Street Bolton BL3 4AT

    Received 8 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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