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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
6,669Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 4,998 approved or refused records
943Refused applications

4,055 approved · 943 refused · 158 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18206/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT.

    8 Glentress Mews Bolton BL1 5JS

    Received 14 May 2024
  2. Decided18207/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 16079/23

    Eden Boys School Cotton Street Bolton BL1 3JN

    Received 14 May 2024
  3. Decided18208/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 4 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) AND 9 (VEHICLE AREAS) ON APPLICATION 15548/23

    6 Lindale Avenue Bolton BL1 5EF

    Received 14 May 2024
  4. Decided18209/24

    PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH DORMER (RETROSPECTIVE) ALONG WITH CHANGE OF USE FROM CLASS E AT GROUND FLOOR AND SELF CONTAINED FLAT AT FIRST FLOOR TO 1NO. DWELLING HOUSE

    170 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 3QN

    Received 15 May 2024
  5. Decided18210/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    12 Thicketford Close Bolton BL2 2NB

    Received 15 May 2024
  6. Decided18211/24

    CONTINUED USE OF LAND AT CHURCH STREET AS A HAND CAR WASH TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A MATERIALS STORE, OFFICES, CANOPY AND STORAGE CONTAINER

    Plot B 260 Church Street Westhoughton Bolton Bl5 3QW

    Received 15 May 2024
  7. Decided18212/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.97M LONG; 3.21M MAX HEIGHT; 2.41M EAVES HEIGHT)

    82 Rayden Crescent Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HY

    Received 15 May 2024
  8. Decided18213/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER.

    8 Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DG

    Received 15 May 2024
  9. Decided18215/24

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

    15 Sunlight Road Bolton BL1 4RN

    Received 15 May 2024
  10. Decided18216/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (MANAGEMENT STRATEGY/TRAVEL PLAN) AND 4 (RE-SURFACING OF EXISTING CAR PARK) ON APPLICATION 06663/19

    Bolton Muslim Girls School High Street Bolton BL3 6TA

    Received 15 May 2024
  11. Decided18217/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    133 Old Vicarage Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2EG

    Received 15 May 2024
  12. Decided18218/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (SITE WIDE DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 16776/23

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 15 May 2024
  13. Decided18219/24

    CONVERSION OF AN ATTACHED SINGLE STOREY CLOAKROOM ROOF TO A BALCONY PROTECTED BY A GLASS BALUSTRADE AND ACCESS FROM AN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR CLASSROOM

    Croft House Childrens Nursery Bridge Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7BT

    Received 16 May 2024
  14. Decided18220/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 6NO. BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (USE CLASS C4) INTO 7NO. BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) (SUI GENERIS)

    165 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR

    Received 16 May 2024
  15. Decided18221/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    2 Saltwood Grove Bolton BL1 2JB

    Received 16 May 2024
  16. Decided18222/24

    PRUNING OF 4 NO. SYCAMORE.

    65 Smithills Croft Road Bolton BL1 6TX

    Received 16 May 2024
  17. Decided18223/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SILVER BIRCH.

    Barwood House Bradshaw Brow Bolton BL2 3DD

    Received 16 May 2024
  18. Decided18224/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND PART SINGLE REAR EXTENSION

    241 Longfield Road Bolton BL3 3SY

    Received 16 May 2024
  19. Decided18225/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 13347/22 (ADDITION OF WINDOW TO MATCH APPROVED WINDOWS ON SOUTH ELEVATION AT 2ND FLOOR)

    Bolton Community College Deane Road Bolton BL3 5BG

    Received 16 May 2024
  20. Decided18227/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    49 Chetwyn Avenue Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9BW

    Received 16 May 2024
  21. Decided18228/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE

    16 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1DY

    Received 16 May 2024
  22. Decided18229/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND PART SINGLE PART/TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH BALCONY TO THE REAR.

    52 Forest Road Bolton BL1 6LT

    Received 17 May 2024
  23. Decided18230/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A DORMER TO THE SIDE.

    4 Kenmay Avenue Bolton BL3 4NU

    Received 17 May 2024
  24. Decided18231/24

    ERECTION OF FRONT AND SIDE SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

    McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Pavilion Square Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AJ

    Received 17 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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