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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
6,550Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,903 approved or refused records
926Refused applications

3,977 approved · 926 refused · 150 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided17916/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CARPORT AND RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF CANOPY TO REAR.

    48 Old Vicarage Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6QT

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  2. Decided17917/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH DORMER EXTENSION AT NO.19 WITH EXTENDED ROOF HEIGHT OVER NO.17 AND NO.19 WITH REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY.

    17 - 19 Forester Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 2DR

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  3. Decided17918/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 2.80M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    8 Lynsted Avenue Bolton BL3 2DZ

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  4. Decided17919/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR CONSERVATORY AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    44 Kensington Drive Horwich Bolton BL6 6AE

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  5. Decided17920/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF SKY LIGHTS.

    15 Fairmount Avenue Bolton BL2 5LA

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  6. Decided17921/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FRONT PORCH TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO APPROVED APPLICATION 15487/23.

    132 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4UN

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  7. Decided17922/24

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH MINOR AMENDMENTS ON APPLICATION: 16764/23.

    100 Station Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5BW

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  8. Decided17923/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR INTO 2 NO.SELF CONTAINED FLAT (CLASS C3)

    96 - 98 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 21 Mar 2024
  9. Decided17924/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH LIFTING OF ROOF LINE TO ALLOW FOR SECOND FLOOR.

    683 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AG

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  10. Decided17925/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME FOR THREE CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS WITH UP TO SIX FULL TIME RESIDENT CARERS WORKING ON A ROTA BASIS WITH OVERNIGHT SLEEPING (USE CLASS C2) (RETROSPECTIVE).

    341 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2LU

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  11. Decided17926/24

    DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-CNG HGV FUELLING FACILITY COMPRISING FUEL DISPENSER ISLANDS, PLANT COMPOUND, CREATION OF ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT.

    Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  12. Decided17927/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 1NO.NEW DWELLING

    68 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AL

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  13. Decided17929/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (ENERGY ASSESSMENT) AND 5 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 16889/23

    Saraco Industries Limited Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7ER

    Received 22 Mar 2024
  14. Decided17930/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    20 Williams Street Little Lever Bolton BL3 1LQ

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  15. Decided17931/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH FRONT FACING DORMER AND ADDITIONAL ROOF LIGHTS TO EXISTING ROOF.

    1 Old School Cottages Cox Green Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9RD

    Received 24 Mar 2024
  16. Decided17932/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    69 Kermoor Avenue Bolton BL1 7HW

    Received 24 Mar 2024
  17. Decided17933/24

    ERECTION OF A PERGOLA AND CREATION OF AN OUTDOOR SEATING AND DINING ARE AT REAR OF PROPERTY.

    Raikes Barn Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4LJ

    Received 24 Mar 2024
  18. Decided17934/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM HAIRDRESSERS AND PART OF GARAGE SERVICES USE TO 5 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO SIDE ELEVATION, ERECTION OF BOUNDARY WALL, AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS (RETROSPECTIVE).

    19 Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7LB

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  19. Decided17935/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF USE OF RESIDENTIAL/DERELICT LAND TO VEHICLE STORAGE YARD TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A 2.4M HIGH STEEL FENCE AND PORTABLE SECURITY CABIN FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 3 YEAR

    Land Adjacent To 2 Westland Avenue Farnworth Bolton BL4 9SR

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  20. Decided17936/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13587/22: REWORDING OF CONDITION 16 (LAND CONTAMINATION)

    Land East Of Lever Park Avenue Lever Park Avenue Horwich Bolton

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  21. Decided17937/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (DRAINAGE - PART 3) ON APPLICATION 10835/21

    Land To The Rear Of 229 Highfield Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  22. Decided17939/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO.ASH

    172 Green Meadows Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2BW

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  23. Decided17940/24

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

    24 Paris Street Bolton BL3 4HW

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  24. Decided17941/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR WITH DORMER LOFT CONVERSION AT REAR

    70 Ainsdale Road Bolton BL3 3BY

    Received 25 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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