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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
6,155Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,584 approved or refused records
863Refused applications

3,721 approved · 863 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16801/23

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 07245/19 FOR THE ERECTION OF 17 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY)

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  2. Decided16802/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    9 Lonsdale Road Bolton BL1 4PW

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  3. Decided16803/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    420 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BA

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  4. Decided16804/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG' 4.00M; MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    7 Barcroft Road Bolton BL1 6JA

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  5. Decided16805/23

    SITING OF 1 NO. FREE STANDING SIGN IN FRONT OF PREMISES

    Office 4 Rockfield House 512 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9DX

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  6. Decided16806/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED GARDEN STORE TO REAR

    7 Hodgkinsons Farm Bolton BL1 5ST

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  7. Decided16807/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A GARDEN OUTBUILDING.

    67 Evergreen Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 5GQ

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  8. Decided16808/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5iv (VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 12471/21

    412A Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7DB

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  9. Decided16809/23

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    26 Callis Road Bolton BL3 5QA

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  10. Decided16810/23

    APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR A SIDE GARAGE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    7 Thirlmere Grove Farnworth Bolton BL4 0QB

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  11. Decided16811/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.10M LONG; 4.00M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    684 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7AJ

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  12. Decided16812/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    16 Sedgefield Drive Bolton BL1 6ND

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  13. Decided16813/23

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING INTO 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Horwich Moor Farm Matchmoor Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6PR

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  14. Decided16814/23

    REFURBISHEMENT OF PROPERTY TO INCLUDE EXISTING ROOF LIGHTS TO FORM LARGER DORMER WINDOW TOGETHER WITH GLAZING ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING COURTYARD, NEW METAL GLAZING SYSTEMS TO ALL WINDOWS. OUT HOUSE PARTLY CONVERTED TO FORM ANNEXE LIVING QUARTERS AND NEW OPENINGS TO DINING ROOM

    Kiln House Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL1 7PY

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  15. Decided16815/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH AND 1NO. SYCAMORE

    5 Wood Fold Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9YF

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  16. Decided16816/23

    CREATION OF NEW ACCESS AND SITE WORKS TO FORM LEVEL ACCESS TO ST ELIZABETHS CHURCH

    St Elizabeths Church Cedar Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 6HT

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  17. Decided16817/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TO INCLUDE THE RAISING OF THE ROOF TO UTILITY.

    658 Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3JD

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  18. Deposited16818/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE

    46 Ollerton Street Bolton BL1 7JU

    Received 16 Sept 2023
  19. Decided16819/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A DOG GROOMING PARLOUR AND STORAGE BUILDING INTO A DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS.

    9A Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7AF

    Received 17 Sept 2023
  20. Decided16820/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    6 Quebec Street Bolton BL3 5JN

    Received 17 Sept 2023
  21. Decided16821/23

    PRUNING OF NUMEROUS SYCAMORE, LIME AND ASH

    Street Record Sanctuary Mews Bromley Cross Bolton

    Received 17 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16822/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG' 3.20M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    4 Lock Lane Bolton BL3 4RL

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  23. Decided16823/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : FELLING OF 1NO.SILVER BIRCH

    6 Hill Top Harvey Street Bolton BL1 8BQ

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16824/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A 1.8M TALL WELDED MESH SECURITY FENCE

    Land At New Heys Delph To The Rear Of 21 Birchfield, Harwood, Bolton

    Received 18 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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