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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
6,535Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,888 approved or refused records
923Refused applications

3,965 approved · 923 refused · 150 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Dec 2022 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17830/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A MULTI USE GAME AREA (MUGA)

    Cherry Tree Cp School The Orchards Highfield Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0NS

    Received 11 Mar 2024
  2. Decided17831/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    15 Ainse Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5HB

    Received 11 Mar 2024
  3. Decided17832/24

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING FRONT DORMER TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF DORMER TO REAR.

    14 Catterick Drive Little Lever Bolton BL3 1EL

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  4. Decided17833/24

    SITING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, LIGHT COLUMNS ANDINSTALLATION OF POSTAGE LOCKER.

    St Georges Road Car Park St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2PG

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  5. Decided17834/24

    SITING OF 12 NO. SMALL MOUNTED POLE SIGNS

    St Georges Road Car Park St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2PG

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  6. Decided17835/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH PORCH TO FRONT

    14 Allenby Grove Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AQ

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  7. Decided17836/24

    PART A; PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH, SYCAMORE, ASH AND OAK. PART B; FELLING OF 2 NO, OAK, SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. CHESTNUT.

    141 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JZ

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  8. Decided17838/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND JULIET BALCONY TO SIDE

    19 Brockenhurst Drive Bolton BL2 4HP

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  9. Decided17839/24

    PART A; PRUNING OF 6 NO.SYCAMORE, 1 NO.CHESTNUT, 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. OAK, 1 NO.ASH. PART B; FELLING OF 2 NO. LONDON PLANE, 1 NO. CYPRESS, 2 NO. SYCAMORE, 2 NO. OAK, 1 NO. ELM

    Arley Hall Arley Lane Haigh Bolton Wigan WN1 2UH

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  10. Decided17840/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FRONT PORCH

    69 Morris Green Lane Bolton BL3 3JD

    Received 12 Mar 2024
  11. Decided17841/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM C3 TO CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR UP TO 1NO. CHILD (C2 CLASS)

    36 Fox Street Horwich Bolton BL6 5NZ

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  12. Decided17843/24

    ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH BOUNDARY WALLS AT FRONT

    Land At 45 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4JD

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  13. Decided17844/24

    FELLING OF 4 NO. PINE.

    Highview 596A Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9RY

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  14. Decided17845/24

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP TO REAR ELEVATION.

    68 Laurel Avenue Bolton BL3 1AS

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  15. Decided17846/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF ANCILLARY OUTBUILDING IN GARDEN WITH 2M HIGH BOUNDARY WALL INCLUDING GATES.

    2 Oxford Grove Bolton BL1 3AN

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  16. Decided17847/24

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH HIP TO GABLE CONVERSION

    72 Melbourne Road Bolton BL3 5RW

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  17. Decided17848/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT NURSERY TO SANCTUARY FAMILY ASSESSMENT CENTRE

    180 Bolton Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 9BU

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  18. Decided17849/24

    OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING UP TO 33,189SQM OF B8 USES AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION SAVE FOR ACCESS.

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  19. Decided17850/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH DORMER AT REAR AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING GARAGE DOOR TO BE REPLACED WITH BAY WINDOW

    31 Southgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7HG

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  20. Decided17851/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT), 4 (SCHEME FOR BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS), 6 (MATERIALS) AND 9 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 15568/23

    Land Adj. 12 Chapel Street & North Of 13 Boardman Street Blackrod Bolton BL6 5AH / BL6 5AJ

    Received 13 Mar 2024
  21. Decided17852/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE WITH ROOF LIGHTS

    17 Tenby Avenue Bolton BL1 5LT

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  22. Decided17855/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND SINGLE STOREY PORCH EXTENSION AT FRONT

    Brookbottom Cottage Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DL

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  23. Decided17856/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 11258/21

    Vale House Vale Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 5RF

    Received 14 Mar 2024
  24. Decided17857/24

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DRIVING RANGE FACILITY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 7 NO. DWELLING UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED GARDEN AND PARKING SPACES.

    Kearsley Golf Centre Ltd Moss Lane Kearsley Bolton BL4 8SF

    Received 14 Mar 2024

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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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