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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
6,660Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,993 approved or refused records
943Refused applications

4,050 approved · 943 refused · 157 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18155/24

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

    2 Nuttall Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 5QZ

    Received 3 May 2024
  2. Decided18156/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A TRANSFORMER ON OPERATIONAL LAND.

    Land At Bolton Grid Off Union Street Union Street Egerton Bolton

    Received 3 May 2024
  3. Decided18157/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.67M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    36 Kilsby Close Farnworth Bolton BL4 7TJ

    Received 2 May 2024
  4. Decided18158/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (HIGHWAY WORKS) ON APPLICATION 17137/23

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 3 May 2024
  5. Decided18159/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    6 Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 0AA

    Received 3 May 2024
  6. Decided18160/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE SITING OF 1NO. EXTERNAL FASCIA SIGN

    Third Floor The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL

    Received 3 May 2024
  7. Decided18162/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    11 Woburn Avenue Bolton BL2 3AY

    Received 7 May 2024
  8. Decided18163/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.75M LONG; 3.58M MAX HEIGHT; 2.72M EAVES HEIGHT)

    11 Victoria Grove Bolton BL1 4JW

    Received 7 May 2024
  9. Decided18164/24

    ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER ALONG WITH A HIP TO GABLE ROOF CONVERSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF SKY LIGHTS.

    23 Devonshire Road Bolton BL1 4PG

    Received 7 May 2024
  10. Decided18165/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR EXISTING (S191) CONVERSION OF CHIMNEY TO DWELLING.

    Barrow Bridge Chimney Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NL

    Received 7 May 2024
  11. Decided18166/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 03783/18

    4 Torrisdale Close Bolton BL3 5RR

    Received 7 May 2024
  12. Decided18167/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF DWELLING FOR SUPPORTED LIVING AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    6 Bailey Lane Bolton BL2 5EN

    Received 7 May 2024
  13. Decided18168/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING SPORTS HALL.

    St Josephs Rc High School Sefton Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6HW

    Received 7 May 2024
  14. Decided18169/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF GABION RETAINING WALLS ON EASTERN BOUNDARY

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

    Received 7 May 2024
  15. Decided18170/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING INTO 3NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF DORMER AND AMENDMENTS TO FENESTRATION

    6 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP

    Received 7 May 2024
  16. Decided18171/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING INTO 8 NO. BEDROOM GUEST HOUSE.

    24 Castle Street Bolton BL2 1AA

    Received 7 May 2024
  17. Decided18172/24

    PART CONVERSION OF GROUND FLOOR FROM RETAIL SHOWROOM AND EXISTING APARTMENT OVER INTO OVER INTO 4NO. BEDROOM HMO (USE CLASS C4).

    Ground Floor Shop 82 Higher Market Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9BB

    Received 8 May 2024
  18. Decided18173/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    83 Lawn Street Bolton BL1 3AY

    Received 8 May 2024
  19. Decided18174/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION.

    39 New Heys Way Bolton BL2 4AF

    Received 8 May 2024
  20. Decided18175/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF GARAGE DOOR AND INTERNAL WORKS.

    5 Sandgate Avenue Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1DB

    Received 8 May 2024
  21. Decided18176/24

    PART A; PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH.PART B; FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    30 Albert Road Bolton BL1 5HF

    Received 8 May 2024
  22. Decided18177/24

    SITING OF ILLUMINATED HOARDING SIGN

    1088 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6QA

    Received 8 May 2024
  23. Decided18178/24

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

    33 Higher Ridings Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9HD

    Received 8 May 2024
  24. Decided18181/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SITE LEVELLING OF TO FRONT GARDEN.

    621 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6HX

    Received 8 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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