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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
6,171Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,599 approved or refused records
868Refused applications

3,731 approved · 868 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16849/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    15 Kirkebrok Road Bolton BL3 4JE

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  2. Decided16850/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    605 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SE

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  3. Decided16851/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGHOUSE (USE CLASS C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2)

    19 Shrewsbury Road Bolton BL1 4NW

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  4. Decided16852/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY AND FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

    40 Windermere Street Bolton BL1 8LS

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  5. Decided16853/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM EDUCATIONAL BUILDING TO CAR SALES BUILDING

    Unit 8 Summerfield Road Bolton BL3 2NQ

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  6. Decided16854/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 1 NO. LABURNUM

    46 Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DH

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  7. Decided16855/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 23 (MATERIALS) ON 09775/20

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

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  8. Decided16856/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH PORCH TO FRONT

    44 Hawker Avenue Bolton BL3 3AL

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  9. Decided16857/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    19 Forester Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 2DR

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  10. Registered16858/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT PHASING), 9 (LANDSCAPING PHASING), 10 (LIGHTING DESIGN STRATEGY) AND 19 (FORMAL PLAY PROVISION PHASING) ON APPLICATION 94696/15

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

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  11. Decided16859/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 8 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT), 15 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 14430/22.

    Land Bound By Blenheim Road, St Osmunds Drive And Breightmet Drive Bolton BL2 6EB

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  12. Decided16860/23

    ERECTION OF 1NO. 3BED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 1NO. 4BED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    Land At Intersection Of Frank And Tennyson Street Frank Street Bolton

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  13. Decided16861/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY DUAL PITCHED EXTENSION AT FRONT AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND INCREASE IN HEIGHT

    Lee Clough Mission Old Road Bolton BL1 6PU

    Received 24 Sept 2023
  14. Decided16862/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    33 Forest Drive Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DH

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  15. Decided16863/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (TREES) ON APPLICATION 12097/21

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  16. Decided16864/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF ONE ROOM WITHIN PROPERTY AS AN OFFICE TO BE USED FOR TAKING BOOKINGS IN CONNECTION WITH A MAXIMUM OF 10 PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES.

    460 - 462 Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3LA

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  17. Decided16865/23

    CREATION OF A NEW SHOP FRONT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF 2NO. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSERS UNITS AND 2NO. EXTRACT VENTS

    Unit A Bolton Gate Retail Park Turton Street Bolton BL1 2DX

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  18. Decided16866/23

    SITING OF 4NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    Unit A Bolton Gate Retail Park Turton Street Bolton

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  19. Decided16867/23

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

    1 Broadway Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HQ

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  20. Decided16868/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 12218/21 (LAYOUT OF THE APPROVED PARAMETERS PLAN TO ENABLE FLEXIBILITY IN THE SITING OF THE LOCAL RETAIL STORE)

    Land At And Adjacent To Hulton Park Manchester Road Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1BH

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  21. Decided16869/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    776 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6PA

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16870/23

    CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING FROM USE CLASS E (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) TO USE CLASS C3 CREATING 4 NO. APARTMENTS & 2 NO. BEDSITS OVER THE GROUND, FIRST & SECOND FLOORS INCLUDING MINOR WORKS TO THE REAR ELEVATION

    18 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1DY

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  23. Decided16871/23

    REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6 NO. ANTENNAS TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. 0.6M DISH AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.

    Falcon Mill Handel Street Bolton BL1 8BL

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16872/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6 NO. ANTENNAS TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. 0.6M DISH AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.

    Falcon Mill Handel Street Bolton BL1 8BL

    Received 25 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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