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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
6,184Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,608 approved or refused records
869Refused applications

3,739 approved · 869 refused · 138 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16873/23

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 12956/22 (TO ALLOW CHANGES TO THE SIZE OF THE MATERIAL RECYCLING BUILDING AND HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING BOUNDARY TREATMENT)

    Unit 1A Slater Lane Bolton BL1 2TQ

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  2. Decided16874/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING COMMUNITY HALL INTO 4NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH CHANGES TO THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO UNIT ONE, INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO FRONT AND REAR ROOF PLANES TOGETHER WITH ROOF LIGHTS TO FRONT ROOF PLANE

    St Andrews Place Hill Lane Blackrod Bolton BL6 5JP

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  3. Decided16875/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15610/23 (FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONAL TREATMENT AND PORCH CLADDING REPLACEMENT WITH DEKTON STONE)

    44 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  4. Decided16877/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REPLACEMENT PORCH WITH PITCHED ROOF TO FRONT

    79 Eldon Street Bolton BL2 2JE

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  5. Decided16878/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR A PROPOSED (S192) SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    23 Pegamoid Street Bolton BL2 2LB

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  6. Decided16879/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PROPERTY (CLASS E) AS A HEALTH CENTRE AND MEDICAL CENTRE) CLASS E(e))

    Parklands 3 Ground Floor Of Horwich Bolton BL6 4SE

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  7. Decided16880/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 17 (HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING) 21 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) 22 (CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

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

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  8. Decided16881/23

    HIGH EDGE ORDER APPLICATION.

    1 Ox Gate Bolton BL2 4AX

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  9. Decided16882/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SECURITY MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 06674/19

    72 - 78 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1QQ

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  10. Decided16883/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO CONDITION 11 ON APPLICATION 13681/22 (APPROVED HARD SURFACING PLANS)

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  11. Decided16884/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (PART C) (DRAINAGE) AND 25 (VEHICULAR ACCESS POINT) ON APPLICATION 07245/19

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  12. Decided16885/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION NO. 2 (DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 13681/22

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  13. Decided16886/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (MATERIALS), 4 (DETAILED WINDOW AND DOOR SPECIFICATION), 5 (PERMANENT PITCH PROVISION), 9 (SITE INVESTIGATION), 10 (SW DRAINAGE), 11 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 12 (TREE PROTECTION) AND 18 (VEHICULAR ACCESS) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land Off Inverbeg Drive Bolton BL2 6NA

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  14. Decided16887/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF APPROVED MATERIALS TO EXTERNAL WALLS

    853 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SL

    Received 26 Sept 2023
  15. Decided16888/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PORCH WITH ERECTION OF NEW PORCH AND ROOF TO FRONT INCLUDING INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    68 Nightingale Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5EA

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  16. Decided16889/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 5 (ENERGY ASSESSMENT), 6 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT) AND 9 (NOISE ASSESSMENT), TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS 3 (LEVELS), 7 (LANDSCAPE PLAN), 8 (MATERIALS), 10 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) AND 11 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 09255/20 (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INDUSTRIAL UNITS MADE UNDER SECTION 73A OF THE TOWN AND PLANNING ACT 1990)

    Saraco Industries Ltd Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7ER

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  17. Decided16890/23

    ERECTION OF STABLES BUILDING AND FORMATION OF MANEGE WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Land At Blackburn Road Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9EP

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  18. Decided16891/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE (USE CLASS C3) INTO AN 8 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

    24 Forester Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 2DR

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  19. Decided16892/23

    PART A : - PRUNING OF 3NO. MAPLE, 1NO. LIME, 1NO. ASH AND 1NO. CONIFERPART B: - FELLING OF 8NO. ASH, 1 NO.ALDER AND 2NO. WILLOW.

    107 Harrier Close Bolton BL6 4GJ

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  20. Decided16893/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR TOGETHER WITH DORMERS AT FRONT AND REAR, ALTERATIONS TO ROOF FROM HIP TO GABLE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS.

    Huyton Fold Chorley Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5LQ

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  21. Decided16894/23

    ERECTION OF 3NO. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNITS (USE CLASS E(iii)) WITH POSSIBLE SUBDIVISION OF EACH UNIT INTO 4NO. SEPARATE UNITS TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED PARKING AND LANDSCAPING, RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF FRONT GATE AND RESTORATION OF FRONT WALL AND ERECTION OF 3M BOUNDARY FENCE

    Land Adjacent To London Street And High Street Bolton BL36PL

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16895/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (PARTS (i) (ii) AND (iii) CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (CAR PARKING), 8 (VEHICULAR ACCESS) AND 9 (BAT BOXES) ON APPLICATION 08445/20

    Knowles Farm Fleet Street Horwich Bolton BL6 6BB

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  23. Deposited16896/23

    FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE

    87 - 89 Lower Knotts Bolton BL2 4DR

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  24. Decided16897/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.22M LONG; 3.90M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    8 The Hamlet Lostock Bolton BL6 4QT

    Received 28 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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