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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
6,214Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,631 approved or refused records
871Refused applications

3,760 approved · 871 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided16948/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (SECURITY MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 09160/20

    Land At St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  2. Decided16949/23

    INSTALLATION OF AN AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP TO SIDE (EASTERN ELEVATION) OF DWELLING.

    Sheep Cote Green Farm Coal Pit Road Bolton BL1 7PB

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  3. Decided16950/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16207/23 (CHANGE OF BRICK COLOUR FROM EXISTING CREAM TO RED BRICK TOGETHER WITH DEKTON TO STONE AS SECONDARY MATERIAL

    4 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  4. Decided16951/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH NEW STEPPED ACCESS TO EXISTING BASEMENT AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS.

    60 Harpers Lane Bolton BL1 6HR

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  5. Decided16952/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF A HEALTH CENTRE (CLASS E1) TO A SPECIAL SCHOOL (CLASS F1) TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION OF THE BOUNDARY FENCE TO THE ROAD FRONTAGE

    Little Lever Health Centre Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1JF

    Received 6 Oct 2023
  6. Decided16953/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT WITH JULIET BALCONIES TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR.

    Higher House Princess Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DR

    Received 7 Oct 2023
  7. Decided16954/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (STORAGE OF REFUSE AND WASTE MATERIALS) AND 12 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 14680/22

    Holdens Farm Coal Pit Road Bolton BL1 7PD

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  8. Decided16955/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. CHERRY, 2NO. LIME, 1 NO HOLLY, 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT 1NO. PINE AND FELLING OF 6NO. ASH

    United Reformed Church Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9TB

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  9. Decided16956/23

    ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    1 Edenbridge Drive Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton M26 1GN

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  10. Decided16957/23

    ERECTION OF PERGOLA AND GARDEN ROOM

    4 Burnthwaite Hall Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4LJ

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  11. Decided16959/23

    CREATION OF NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS AND GATES

    Howfield Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  12. Decided16960/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA INTO A 4 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS INCLUDING NEW WINDOWS AND ROOF LIGHTS.

    First Floor 48 Higher Market Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9BB

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  13. Decided16961/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF THE PREMISES FOR CLASS B2 INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP WITH ANCILLARY STORAGE

    Bridgeman Place Works Salop Street Bolton BL2 1BQ

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  14. Decided16962/23

    ERECTION OF A PART FIRST FLOOR/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT.

    10 Milverton Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4RR

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  15. Decided16963/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STABLES AND ERECTION OF A NEW STABLE BLOCK WITH HAY BARN AND FORMATION OF MANEGE.

    Wilkinsons Farm 458 Manchester Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5SU

    Received 9 Oct 2023
  16. Decided16964/23

    SITING OF 6NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED WALL MOUNTED FASCIA SIGNS

    Express Trading Estate Stone Hill Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 9TP

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  17. Decided16965/23

    INSTALLATION OF REAR ROOF DORMER TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF RIDGE

    6 Glenmore Close Bolton BL3 4RY

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  18. Decided16966/23

    ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    37 Sharples Avenue Bolton BL1 7HE

    Received 10 Oct 2023
  19. Decided16967/23

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL (USE CLASS E) AT GROUND FLOOR AND FLAT AT FIRST FLOOR TO 1NO. DWELLING (USE CLASS C3), INCLUDING FENESTRATION ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT AND REAR.

    71 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2DL

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  20. Decided16968/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : -PART A :- FELLING OF 1NO.BIRCHPART B:- PRUNING OF 1NO. MAPLE

    1 Riding Gate Mews Bolton BL2 4DS

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  21. Decided16969/23

    PRUNING OF 4NO. SYCAMORE 1NO. WILLOW 1NO. OAK AND 2NO. BIRCH

    The Poplars 3 Beechwood Shady Lane Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AF

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  22. Decided16970/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TO INCLUDE CAR PORT AND COVERED PATIO TOGETHER WITH TWO STOREY EXTENSION ATRIUM TO FRONT PORCH, INCREASE IN PITCH OF MAIN ROOF AND RENDERING OF EXTERNAL WALLS

    10 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DJ

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  23. Decided16971/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

    45 Eastgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7EZ

    Received 11 Oct 2023
  24. Decided16972/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (BIKE STORE) 4 (TRAVEL PLAN) ON APPLICATION 16062/23

    The Stables 241B Hindley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2DY

    Received 11 Oct 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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