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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
6,557Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,908 approved or refused records
928Refused applications

3,980 approved · 928 refused · 150 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided17943/24

    OUTLINE APPLICATION (INCLUDING ACCESS, APPEARANCE AND LAYOUT, WITH ALL OTHER MATTERS RESERVED) FOR THE ERECTION OF 2 NO. INDUSTRIAL UNITS

    Land At Moncreiffe Street Bolton BL3 6DE

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  2. Decided17944/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESTAURANT TO HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY (SUI GENERIS USE CLASS) AT GROUND FLOOR AND FOUR-BEDROOM (1 PERSON EACH) HMO (C4 USE CLASS) AT FIRST AND SECOND-FLOORS, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION WITH ROOF ALTERTAIONS, SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION, AND ERECTION OF FLUES TO REAR, AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

    209 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2PG

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  3. Decided17945/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    212 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QE

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  4. Decided17946/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY AT REAR

    54 Calder Drive Kearsley Bolton BL4 8PX

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  5. Decided17947/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM A FAMILY CENTRE TO 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3)

    106 - 108 St James Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9RG

    Received 18 Mar 2024
  6. Decided17948/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (MATERIALS), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 5 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 6 (BIRD/BAT BOXES), 7 (LEVELS), 8 (VISIBILITY SPLAY), 9 (HIGHWAY WORKS) AND 11 (BOUNDARY DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 16707/23

    Land Between Boundary Street And Back Boundary Street Boundary Street Bolton

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  7. Decided17950/24

    SITING OF 1NO. SIGNBOX WITH INTERNAL LED LIGHTS TO FRONT ELEVATION AND 1NO. FREESTANDING SIGN AT FRONT OF BUILDING

    23A Longsight Bolton BL2 3HS

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  8. Decided17951/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT ON APPLICATION 16932/23 (MINOR VARIATIONS TO THE WORDING OF CONDITION 20)

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  9. Decided17952/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 12 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING) AND 13 (FIXED PLANT) ON APPLICATION 14448/22

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  10. Decided17953/24

    SITING OF 2 NO. WALL MOUNTED SIGNS TO FRONT AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH 1 NO. TOTEM SIGNAGE AT BUILDING ENTRANCE.

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  11. Decided17954/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 14448/22 (SITE PLAN - LANDSCAPING)

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  12. Decided17955/24

    ERECTION OF TWO SINGLE DETACHED PRE FABRICATED GARAGES

    Land Off Back Park Road Back Park Road Bolton BL5 3DA

    Received 26 Mar 2024
  13. Decided17956/24

    PART A; FELLING OF 1 NO. YEWPART B; PRUNING OF 3 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. YEW

    Wigan Golf Club Arley Lane Haigh Bolton Wigan WN1 2UH

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  14. Decided17957/24

    ERECTION OF PORCH AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM WITH REMOVAL OF GARAGE DOOR TO BE REPLACED WITH WINDOW.

    15 Purbeck Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4JF

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  15. Decided17958/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF FROM A PUBLIC HOUSE TO A HMO CONTAINING 11NO. BEDROOMS AND COMMUNAL SPACES

    Star And Garter 11 Bow Street Bolton BL1 2EQ

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  16. Decided17959/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND BALCONY

    Beaumont House The Lane Bolton BL1 5DJ

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  17. Decided17960/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (NOISE ATTENUATION FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS) ON APPLICATION 16548/23

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  18. Decided17961/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15238/23: REWORDING OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) 5 (CAR PARKING) 7 (ACCESS ROADS) 9 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 14 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING)

    Wingates Industrial Estate Elland Close Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3XE

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  19. Decided17962/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A MIXED USE (CHILDREN'S NURSERY WITH FLAT ABOVE) TO 1NO. DWELLING HOUSE.

    Beechwood Shady Lane Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AF

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  20. Decided17963/24

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

    51 Wordsworth Street Bolton BL1 3JF

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  21. Decided17964/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 17176/23

    Land North Of Platt Lane East Of Park Road & South Of Chequerbent Roundabout Platt Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3WE

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  22. Decided17965/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 6 ( APPROVED HIGHWAY WORKS) ON APPLICATION 94696/15

    Land At Lee Hall, Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  23. Decided17966/24

    INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO REAR AND NEW WINDOWS TOGETHER WITH ROLLER SHUTTER TO SHOP FRONT.

    96 - 98 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 27 Mar 2024
  24. Decided17968/24

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH NEW WINDOW AT FRONT

    21 Vernham Walk Bolton BL3 6UR

    Received 27 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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