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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
6,147Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,576 approved or refused records
862Refused applications

3,714 approved · 862 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16775/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES (CLASS E) TO 3NO. ONE BED SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS AT GROUND FLOOR

    Northwoods 113 - 115 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1HA

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  2. Decided16776/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 22 and 26 ON APPLICATION 04766/18 TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS.

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 9 Sept 2023
  3. Decided16777/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TO CREATE SMALL UTILITY AND WC TOGETHER WITH CREATION OF NEW ACCESS OUT ONTO THE GARDEN

    3 Fleet Street Horwich Bolton BL6 6BA

    Received 9 Sept 2023
  4. Decided16778/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE.

    26 Druids Close Egerton Bolton BL7 9RF

    Received 10 Sept 2023
  5. Decided16779/23

    AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION REF. 15553/23 TO ALLOW FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITIONAL SINGLE STOREY SIDE / REAR EXTENSION 1.5M IN WIDTH AND 5M IN LENGTH

    140 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RR

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  6. Decided16780/23

    ERECTION OF A RAISED PLATFORM AND STEPS, AND 2.26-METRE-HIGH FENCE TO SIDE.

    St Peters Vicarage 93 Bradford Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9JY

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  7. Decided16782/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 1 NO. SILVER BIRCH.

    7 Mill View Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6TL

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  8. Decided16783/23

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

    5 Church Road Bolton BL1 6HE

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  9. Deposited16784/23

    FELLING OF 1NO. ELM

    14 Silver Birch Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4GF

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  10. Deposited16786/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :-PART A - PRUNING OF 4 NO. LIME , 2 NO. SYCAMORES, 1 NO. BIRCH AND 1 NO. ASH. PART B - FELL 1 NO. BIRCH.

    Summerfield Ravenhurst Drive Bolton BL1 5DL

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  11. Decided16787/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 4 (HIGHWAYS) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITION 15 (COAL MINING) ON APPLICATION 13616/22

    University Technical College 89 - 125 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AG

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  12. Decided16788/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    8 Bleasdale Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4NE

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  13. Decided16789/23

    SITING OF 1 NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN (EASTERN ELEVATION)

    The Vaults The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  14. Decided16790/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION.

    99 Bradford Road Bolton BL3 2HU

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  15. Decided16791/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF TWO RETAINING WALLS WITH THE ERECTION OF ONE WALL WITH AN INCREASE IN HEIGHT ON ONE SIDE.

    19 Fountain Park Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AP

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  16. Decided16792/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13238/22 ( REDUCING THE WIDTH OF THE STEEL FRAME BUILDING FROM 8.5M TO 8.0M)

    Majestic Self Drive Henry Lee Street Bolton BL3 3PT

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  17. Decided16793/23

    CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR RETAIL AREA AND INSTALLATION OF A SECOND FLOOR TO CREATE 3 NO. 1 BEDROOMED SELF-CONTAINED FLATS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

    183 - 183A Elgin Street Bolton BL1 3EU

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  18. Decided16794/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 14992/22 (RE POSITIONING OF FIRST FLOOR WINDOW FROM SIDE ELEVATION TO REAR ELEVATION).

    35 Everleigh Close Bolton BL2 3HE

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  19. Decided16795/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 6 (ENERGY ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 06110/19.

    Land Adjacent To 76 Cross Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AJ

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  20. Decided16796/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (SPECIFICATION FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS) ON APPLICATION 15176/22

    21 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1EB

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  21. Decided16797/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (DETAILED PLANS), 6 (HOUSE MIX DETAILS) 7 (LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN), 9 (CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT), 11 (BAT SURVEY), 13 (TREES), 20 (BADGERS) AND 21 (NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 07245/19

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16798/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (TREES) AND 11 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING) ON APPLICATION 12097/21

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  23. Decided16799/23

    ERECTION OF TWO EXTENSION TO REAR AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED SKY LIGHTS AND FRONT PORCH

    29 - 31 Walnut Street Bolton BL1 8LN

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16800/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (VERIFICATION REPORT), 3 (SOIL) AND 5 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 10937/21

    48 Delph Brook Way Egerton Bolton BL7 9UB

    Received 13 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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