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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
6,278Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,684 approved or refused records
879Refused applications

3,805 approved · 879 refused · 140 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17097/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 02077/17

    Dawson House 41 Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9LY

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  2. Decided17098/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 2.95M MAX HEIGHT; 2.82M EAVES HEIGHT)

    11 Ramswell Close Bolton BL3 2NF

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  3. Decided17099/23

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.56M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    28 Kirkhope Walk Bolton BL1 3DG

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  4. Decided17100/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : PRUNING OF 1NO. CONIFER

    11 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  5. Decided17101/23

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO : - FELLING OF 1NO. NORWEIGAN MAPLE.

    11 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  6. Decided17102/23

    LOWERING OF KERB TO FRONT TO ALLOW VEHICLE ACCESS TO DRIVEWAY

    466 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6DS

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  7. Decided17103/23

    ERECTION OF DORMER TO FRONT

    59 Cope Bank Bolton BL1 6DL

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  8. Decided17106/23

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROOF

    61 George Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9PU

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  9. Decided17107/23

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE INTO A HOT FOOD TAKE AWAY AT GROUND FLOOR AND SELF CONTAINED FLAT ABOVE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS INCLUDING NEW SHOP FRONT AND ENTRANCE STEPS, FLUE AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO REAR.

    531 Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6JT

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  10. Decided17108/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT, TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO SIDE BOUNDARY WALL INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW DOOR OPENING.

    459 - 461 Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3LA

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  11. Decided17109/23

    FELLING OF 1NO. SILVER BIRCH.

    126 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DE

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  12. Decided17110/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH AND 1NO. SYCAMORE

    21 Lindale Avenue Bolton BL1 5EF

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  13. Decided17111/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE

    4 The Mews Bolton BL1 4EP

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  14. Decided17112/23

    PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK

    3 Old Hall Clough Lostock Bolton BL6 4LB

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  15. Decided17113/23

    PRUNING OF 5NO. LIME, 1NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. NORWEIGAN MAPLE.

    Grey Gables Hostel 186 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PF

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  16. Decided17114/23

    ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF MEZZANINE FLOOR TO EXISTING BUILDING (USE CLASS B2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL & B8 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Maxilin Sharples Vale Astley Lane Bolton BL1 6NR

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  17. Decided17115/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) 3 (TREE PROTECTION) 4 (METHOD STATEMENT) 5 (GROUND LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 09084/20

    Land Adjacent To 68 Turton Road Bradshaw Bolton BL2 3DY

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  18. Decided17116/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 8 AND 12 ((APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 09084/20

    Land Adjacent (East) Of Turton Road Turton Road Bolton BL2 3DY

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  19. Decided17117/23

    ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO SIDE AND REAR.

    23 Ainsdale Road Bolton BL3 3BY

    Received 1 Nov 2023
  20. Decided17118/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (DOORS AND WINDOWS) 4 (CRIME PREVENTION STATEMENT) ON APPLICATION 15420/23

    Unit 1 Victoria Plaza Oxford Street Bolton BL1 1RD

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  21. Decided17119/23

    ERECTION OF DORMER TO FRONT AND REAR

    39 Rydal Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1DT

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  22. Decided17120/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 1 (CONFIRMATION OF START DATE FOR 24 HOUR TRADING) AND 2 (LIGHTING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 15999/23.

    Bp Firwood Service Station 319 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AE

    Received 2 Nov 2023
  23. Decided17121/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE

    1 Loweswater Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0PL

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  24. Decided17123/23

    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 FIVE PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES TO BE USED BY ONE OEPERATOR

    10 Rushford Grove Bolton BL1 8TD

    Received 3 Nov 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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