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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
6,276Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,682 approved or refused records
879Refused applications

3,803 approved · 879 refused · 140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17073/23

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND REAR BALCONY

    626 Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NJ

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  2. Decided17074/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS (11 (CONTROL OF NOISE/ODOUR) 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) 18 (CONTAMINATED LAND REMEDIATION) ON APPLICATION 08816/20

    Land East Of Dearden Street Lever Gardens Little Lever Bolton BL3 1LH

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  3. Decided17075/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    10 Cross Ormrod Street Bolton BL3 5EA

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  4. Decided17076/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR

    29 - 31 Forest Road Bolton BL1 6LT

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  5. Decided17077/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH NEW ROOF OVER EXISTING GARAGE AND PORCH

    354 Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3EJ

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  6. Decided17078/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND PORCH TO FRONT

    17 The Crescent Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AE

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  7. Decided17079/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ADDITION OF MONO-PITCHED ROOF ABOVE PORCH TO EXTENDED CANOPY AT FRONT

    6 Valpy Avenue Bolton BL2 3AP

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  8. Decided17080/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. CHERRY TREE.

    Spring View Medical Centre Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1HQ

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  9. Decided17081/23

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

    6 Peabody Street Bolton BL3 6SW

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  10. Decided17082/23

    LOWERING OF KERB TO FRONT TO ALLOW VEHICLE ACCESS TO DRIVEWAY

    145 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AG

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  11. Decided17083/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) 3 (FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONAL TREATMENT AND PORCH CLADDING REPLACEMENT WITH DEKTON STONE) ON APPLICATION 15610/23

    44 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  12. Decided17084/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : PRUNING OF 4NO. SYCAMORE.

    Marklands House Marklands Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6SP

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  13. Decided17085/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 3 (CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT), 4 (MATERIALS) , 5 (DOORS AND WINDOWS SPECIFICATION) AND 6 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 15313/23

    Sharples Hall Farm Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JG

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  14. Decided17086/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 19 (CONTAMINATED LAND) 20 (CARRYING OUT OF REMEDIATION/EARTH WORKS) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Former Loco Works Industrial Estate Phase 2, Horwich. Bolton

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  15. Decided17087/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SOILS) ON APPLICATION 11486/21

    Phase 2 Of Bellway Development On The Land Of The Former Loco Works Industrial Estate, Horwich. Bolton

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  16. Decided17088/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (LANDSCAPE ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) 5 (GROUND LEVELS) 6 (ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) 8 (DRAINAGE) 10 (PHASE 2 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT) 20 (SOFT LANDSCAPE) ON APPLICATION 11568/21

    Land At Bowlands Hey (Phases 3 And 4) Bolton

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  17. Decided17089/23

    ERECTION OF 10. NO. DWELLINGS WITH PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Land North Of Lorne Street Lorne Street Farnworth Bolton

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  18. Decided17090/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH HIP TO GABLE ROOF EXTENSION, REAR DORMER EXTENSION, EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO SIDE ELEVATION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLING INTO A 6 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO)

    71 Rawson Road Bolton BL1 4JQ

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  19. Decided17091/23

    CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR AND LOFT TO CONVERT INTO 2 NO. BEDROOM SELF CONTAINED DWELLING (C3) TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND REAR EXTENSION

    162 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3BA

    Received 30 Oct 2023
  20. Decided17092/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF PROPERTY AS A HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) FOR UP TO 6NO. PERSONS

    21 Station Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 8ED

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  21. Decided17093/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (HIGHWAY REQUIREMENTS - TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS) ON APPLICATION 16095/23

    Brownlow Way Works Topping Street Bolton BL1 3XX

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  22. Decided17094/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS TO SIDES AND PART TWO STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO REARS AND PORCHES AT FRONTS (JOINT APPLICATION NO. 19 AND NO. 21).

    19 - 21 Winifred Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HH

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  23. Decided17095/23

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

    87 Hill Cot Road Bolton BL1 8RN

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  24. Decided17096/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (COMMUNITY USE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 13040/22

    King's Leadership Academy Land South Of Freshfield Avenue BL3 3HB

    Received 31 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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