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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
6,262Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,670 approved or refused records
878Refused applications

3,792 approved · 878 refused · 139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17048/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF L-SHAPED ROOF DORMER AND NEW ROOF LIGHTS

    37 Hilden Street Bolton BL2 1JA

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  2. Decided17049/23

    CONVERSION OF LOFT WITH DORMER TO SIDE

    3 Little Stones Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9UN

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  3. Decided17050/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BRICK OUTBUILDING TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY 2 BED BUNGALOW WITH OFF STREET PARKING

    Land Adjoining 18 Savick Avenue Savick Avenue Bolton BL2 6JJ

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  4. Decided17051/23

    PRUNING OF 1.NO OAK

    19 Purbeck Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4JF

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  5. Decided17052/23

    PRUNING OF 2NO. BEECH

    28 Andrew Lane Bolton BL1 7JQ

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  6. Decided17053/23

    DEMOLITION OF LEFT AND RIGHT BOUNDARY WALLS AND REBUILD ONE SINGLE CONTINUOUS RETAINING WALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE GARDEN TO CREATE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR RECREATION TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF STEPS AT REAR WITH GLASS BALUSTRADING AND GATE

    19 Fountain Park Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AP

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  7. Decided17054/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF VACANT NURSERY (CLASS F.1) TO AN 10NO. BED HMO (HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY) (SUI GENERIS)

    180 Bolton Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 9BU

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  8. Decided17055/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) PART 5 (REMEDIATION PRE-COMMENCEMENT) ON APPLICATION 16079/23

    Eden Boys School Cotton Street Bolton BL1 3JN

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  9. Decided17056/23

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AND DORMER TO REAR AND PORCH TO FRONT.

    178 Paulhan Street Bolton BL3 3DX

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  10. Decided17057/23

    DEMOLITION OF GARAGE TO REAR AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY / PART FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FRONT DRIVEWAY.

    118 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5EB

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  11. Decided17058/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    15 Kingholm Gardens Bolton BL1 3DJ

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  12. Decided17059/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.0M LONG; 3.99M MAX HEIGHT; 2.73M EAVES HEIGHT)

    16 Manningham Road Bolton BL3 5QS

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  13. Decided17060/23

    NEW SHOP FRONT TO PROVIDE NEW ACCESS FOR RESTAURANT ON UPPER AND GROUND FLOOR AT 67 MARKET STREET TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF EXTRACTION FLUE AT REAR OF 1A WOOD STREET

    67 Market Street And 1A Wood Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AG

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  14. Decided17061/23

    SITING OF 2NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    67 Market Street AND 1A WOOD STREET Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AG

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  15. Decided17062/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    10 Sharnford Close Bolton BL2 1LG

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  16. Decided17063/23

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE / PART FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND DORMER TO REAR INLCUDING HIPPED TO GABLE ROOF CONERVSION.

    141 Bradford Road Bolton BL3 2HU

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  17. Decided17064/23

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

    26 Rock Avenue Bolton BL1 3LB

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  18. Decided17065/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY PORCH EXTENSION AT FRONT

    2 Saltwood Grove Bolton BL1 2JB

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  19. Decided17066/23

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

    58 Elgin Street Bolton BL1 3ER

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  20. Decided17067/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING SHOP (CLASSS E) TO HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY (SUIS GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF FLUE AT REAR

    150 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DR

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  21. Decided17068/23

    ERECTION OF 1M HIGH GARDEN WALL AT FRONT

    1 Lavender Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0DX

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  22. Decided17069/23

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF UPTO 2 No. CLASS C3 DWELLINGS

    Land Adjacent 455 Manchester Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5SR

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  23. Decided17070/23

    SUBDIVISION OF EXISTING BUILDING INTO A CAFE AND OFFICES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF COWLS AND VENTILATION LOUVRES TO EXISTING GROUND FLOOR GLAZING FRAMES.

    2 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BT

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  24. Decided17071/23

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16274/23 (ALTERATIONS TO WINDOW/DOOR SIZES AND POSITIONS ALONG WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF LIGHTS).

    Hill Side Ringley Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton M26 1FW

    Received 27 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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