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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
6,593Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,938 approved or refused records
931Refused applications

4,007 approved · 931 refused · 152 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18129/24

    ERECTION OF 2 NO. REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH PORCH ALTERATIONS, TWO DORMER WINDOWS REPLACING EXISTING AND WIDENING OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY AND ROUNDABOUT.

    450 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AZ

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  2. Decided18130/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF A DROPPED KERB TOGETHER WITH A DRIVEWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY

    52 Waverley Road Bolton BL1 6NW

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  3. Decided18131/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION: 90539/13 REVISION OF WORDING ON CONDITION 27 (JUNCTION UPGRADE WORKS)

    Street Record Cutacre Way Bolton

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  4. Decided18132/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    2 Bleasdale Road Bolton BL1 5QS

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  5. Decided18133/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SURVEY OF EXISTING CULVERT), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 6 (MATERIALS) AND 11 (MANURE TRAILER REMOVAL SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 16890/23

    Land West Of Blackburn Road Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9EP

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  6. Decided18134/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. SYCAMORE AND 2No. LIME TREES.

    55 Clarendon Gardens Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9GW

    Received 29 Apr 2024
  7. Decided18135/24

    INSTALLATION OF PLANT ROOM WITH FLUE TO REAR ELEVATION.

    Westhoughton High County Secondary School Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BZ

    Received 30 Apr 2024
  8. Decided18136/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND - VERIFICATION REPORT) AND 20 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 16932/23 (AS AMENDED BY 17776/24 & 17951/24)

    Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 30 Apr 2024
  9. Decided18137/24

    ERECTION OF A FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM.

    36 Delph Brook Way Egerton Bolton BL7 9UB

    Received 30 Apr 2024
  10. Decided18138/24

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

    Vale House Vale Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 5RF

    Received 1 May 2024
  11. Decided18139/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    Bridge House Bolton Road Bradshaw Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 30 Apr 2024
  12. Decided18140/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF PROPOSED REAR EXTENSION

    Firs Cottage Old Rake Horwich Bolton BL6 6SA

    Received 1 May 2024
  13. Decided18141/24

    REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AND DOOR TO THE FRONT OF PROPERTY

    Scant Row 1618 Chorley Old Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6PZ

    Received 1 May 2024
  14. Decided18142/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AND DOOR TO THE FRONT OF PROPERTY

    Scant Row 1618 Chorley Old Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6PZ

    Received 1 May 2024
  15. Decided18144/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AT NO.33 TOGETHER WITH AN ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT NO.31

    31 & 33 Bradshaw Hall Drive Bolton BL2 4NY

    Received 1 May 2024
  16. Decided18145/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    18 Seaford Road Bolton BL2 4BY

    Received 1 May 2024
  17. Decided18146/24

    REMOVAL OF FLAT ROOF TO REAR EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF PITCHED ROOF

    37 Eastbank Street Bolton BL1 8LT

    Received 1 May 2024
  18. Decided18147/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL(E) TO LAUNDRETTE(SUI GENERIS)

    Ground Floor 304 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DU

    Received 1 May 2024
  19. Decided18148/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (SCHEME FOR MANAGING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT) ON APPLICATION 15612/23

    Land South West Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BZ

    Received 1 May 2024
  20. Decided18149/24

    SITING OF 3NO. OF EXTERNAL FASCIA SIGNS

    Third Floor The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL

    Received 1 May 2024
  21. Decided18150/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO A CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A 2M BOUNDARY FENCE AND GATES

    Cotton Tree Hotel 15 Prince Street Bolton BL1 2NP

    Received 2 May 2024
  22. Decided18151/24

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO FIRST FLOOR SIDE ELEVATION

    109 Market Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 8EX

    Received 2 May 2024
  23. Decided18152/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME.

    Tall Trees 10 Barley Brook Meadow Bolton BL1 7HP

    Received 2 May 2024
  24. Decided18154/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 9 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 10 (ALTERNATIVE BAT ACCOMMODATION) ON APPLICATION 14448/22

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

    Received 2 May 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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