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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
6,393Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,777 approved or refused records
900Refused applications

3,877 approved · 900 refused · 146 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2022 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17124/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) AND 4 (SCHEME OF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 15737/23

    Regent Park Golf Club Links Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AF

    Received 3 Nov 2023
  2. Decided17125/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT, SINGLE STOREY FRONT PORCH, FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO SIDE AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM.

    33 Kilworth Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4RL

    Received 4 Nov 2023
  3. Decided17126/23

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    Arley Hall Arley Lane Haigh Bolton WN1 2UH

    Received 4 Nov 2023
  4. Decided17127/23

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. AMERICAN RED OAK.

    126 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4NX

    Received 5 Nov 2023
  5. Decided17128/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 (LEVELS) 7 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 15410/23

    Wenderholme Lodge Victoria Road Bolton BL1 5AN

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  6. Decided17129/23

    RETENTION OF EXISTING TRAINING CENTRE USE ON GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR AND ERECTION OF A SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION TO FORM 8 NO. STUDENT ROOMS WITH COMMUNAL AREAS.

    Trinity House Breightmet Street Bolton BL2 1BR

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  7. Decided17131/23

    ERECTION OF A THREE STOREY BUILDING COMPRISING 26 No 1 BED STUDIO APARTMENTS

    Car Park New Barn Street Bolton BL1 6AQ

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  8. Decided17132/23

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (GARDEN VALIDATION PLOTS 72-80 AND 141-143) ON APPLICATION 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road, Bolton, BL3 4JJ

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  9. Decided17133/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PROPERTY AS A 4NO. BED RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR CHILDREN

    1 - 7 Malton Avenue Bolton BL3 4JH

    Received 6 Nov 2023
  10. Decided17134/23

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PORCH AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF NEW PORCH AT FRONT WITH RENDER FINISH

    12 Fountain Park Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AP

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  11. Decided17135/23

    INSTALLATION OF AN EXTRACTION FLUE TO REAR.

    Ground Floor 484 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8AN

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  12. Decided17136/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (ENERGY ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 06110/19

    Land Adjacent To 76 Cross Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AJ

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  13. Decided17137/23

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 10 (LANDSCAPE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT SCHEME) 20 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12097/21

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  14. Decided17138/23

    ERECTION OF 2NO. SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSES

    Land Adjacent Trafford Grove Farnworth Bolton

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  15. Decided17139/23

    RETROSPECTIVE PERMISSION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL USE (CLASS B2) TO COMMERCIAL USAGE FOR AN INDOOR GYM AND CAF� (CLASS E)

    105A Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QD

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  16. Decided17141/23

    SITING OF 5NO. EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS AND 1NO. EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN AND CANOPY SIGN.

    Toro 69 Church Street Horwich Bolton BL6 6AA

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  17. Decided17142/23

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH TILE CLADDING TO EXISTING REAR DORMER.

    36 Avon Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 8PW

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  18. Decided17143/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 1NO. NEW RESIDENTIAL DETACHED DWELLING

    8 Markland Hill Close Bolton BL1 5NY

    Received 7 Nov 2023
  19. Decided17145/23

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    509 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SE

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  20. Decided17146/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    200 Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AL

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  21. Decided17147/23

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A THREE STOREY APARTMENT BUILDING

    10 Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7JZ

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  22. Decided17148/23

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ROOF LIGHT IN REAR ROOF.

    14 Marlow Close Bolton BL2 5HR

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  23. Decided17149/23

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT TOGETHER WITH A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE.

    38 Oldstead Grove Bolton BL3 4XW

    Received 8 Nov 2023
  24. Decided17150/23

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (METHOD STATEMENT FOR REPTILES) 11 (BADGER SURVEYS) 12 (MITIGATION MEASURES FOR WATER VOLES) ON APPLICATION 05378/19

    Former Horwich Loco Works Site Aspinall Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6DW

    Received 8 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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