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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
6,196Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,616 approved or refused records
869Refused applications

3,747 approved · 869 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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. Decided16923/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE

    6 Cranark Close Bolton BL1 5XP

    Received 2 Oct 2023
  2. Decided16924/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE CONVERSION OF A WINDOW TO A DOOR

    3 The Coaching House Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 7SJ

    Received 2 Oct 2023
  3. Decided16925/23

    PRUNING OF 2NO. BEECH, 3NO. LIME AND 1NO. SYCAMORE

    6 Woods Lea Bolton BL1 5DU

    Received 2 Oct 2023
  4. Decided16926/23

    CHANGE OF USE PART FIRST FLOOR FROM DWELLINGHOUSE TO ONLINE TAXI BOOKING OFFICE.

    1 Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3BU

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  5. Decided16927/23

    PRUNE 1 NO. LIME

    3 Lawn Grove Bolton BL1 5TW

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  6. Decided16928/23

    CREATION OF DORMER AT FRONT

    6 Dalebrook Close Little Lever Bolton BL3 1DQ

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  7. Decided16929/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH REAR FACING DORMER

    7 Norbury Grove Bolton BL1 8SH

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  8. Decided16930/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF A DWELLINGHOUSE AS A BASE FOR TAKING TELEPHONE BOOKINGS FOR THE OPERATION OF ONEPRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE TO BE USED BY ONE OPERATOR.

    266 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DT

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  9. Decided16931/23

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR.

    14 Smedley Avenue Bolton BL3 2DP

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  10. Decided16932/23

    VARIATION OF WORDING ON CONDITIONS 2 (TREE PROTECTION METHOD STATEMENT) 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) 4 (ECOLOGICAL MEASURES) 6 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) 7 (LEVELS DETAILS) 11 (LANDSCAPING PLAN) 12 (CAR & CYCLE PARKING) 13 (TRACKING ANALYSIS - SERVICE VEHICLES) 14 (VEHICLE AREAS) 16 (ACES'S) 17 (TRAVEL PLAN) 19 (MATERIALS DOORS AND WINDOWS) 20 (LIGHTING) 22 (PUBLIC ART) 26 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITION 1 (COMMENCEMENT) 5 (TRAVEL MANAGEMENT MEASURES) 8 (ERADICATION OF COTONEASTER) ON APPLICATION 13467/22

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  11. Decided16933/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF A DWELLINGHOUSE AS A BASE FOR TAKING TELEPHONE BOOKINGS FOR THE OPERATION OF UP TO 10 PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES TO BE USED BY ONE OPERATOR.

    22 Ivy Road Bolton BL1 6DJ

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  12. Decided16934/23

    VARIATION OF WORDING ON CONDITION 5 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 05812/19

    1-11 Bark St East Bolton BL1 2BQ

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  13. Decided16935/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    10 Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL1 5PD

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  14. Deposited16936/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO.OAK

    Street Record Ravens Wood Bolton

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  15. Decided16937/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 ( STORAGE OF REFUSE AND WASTE MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 15917/23

    9 Hope Street North Horwich Bolton BL6 7LL

    Received 3 Oct 2023
  16. Decided16938/23

    ERECTION OF PORCH TO FRONT TOGETHER WITH RENDERING OF EXTERNAL WALLS

    13 Sherbourne Road Bolton BL1 5NN

    Received 4 Oct 2023
  17. Deposited16940/23

    PART A : - FELLING OF 2NO. SYCAMOREPART B : - PRUNING OF 3NO. OAK.

    Land Opposite 1 Dentdale Close Bolton BL1 5XD

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  18. Decided16941/23

    CONTINUED DISPLAY OF 1NO. FREESTANDING V SIGN, 1NO. PROTRUDING SIGN AND 1NO. COMPOSITE TRAY SIGN

    227 - 229 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9BS

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  19. Decided16942/23

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE 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 5 Oct 2023
  20. Decided16943/23

    RETENTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR, ALTERATIONS TO FRONTAGE, FRONT PORCH AND REAR DORMER

    3 Weythorne Drive Bolton BL1 8TP

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  21. Deposited16944/23

    PRUNING OF 3NO. OAK AND 1NO. WILLOW

    Land To The Rear Of 21 Birchfield Bolton BL2 4AH

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  22. Decided16945/23

    PART CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL (CLASS E) TO 5NO. SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C). BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR TO REMAIN THE SAME

    102 - 104 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BD

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  23. Decided16946/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (DRAINAGE SCHEME PLAN) ON APPLICATION 11737/21

    Yard At The Rear Of Newgate Cottages, Plodder Lane Bolton BL5 1AH

    Received 5 Oct 2023
  24. Decided16947/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (MATERIALS) AND 3 (DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIFICATIONS) ON 15501/23

    1 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2RJ

    Received 7 Sept 2023

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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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