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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
6,675Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,002 approved or refused records
943Refused applications

4,059 approved · 943 refused · 159 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18232/24

    SITING OF 2 FASCIA SIGNS

    McDonalds Restaurants Ltd Pavilion Square Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AJ

    Received 17 May 2024
  2. Decided18233/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (SECURE BY DESIGN) IN RELATION TO BLOCKS 5-12 (HOUSES) ON APPLICATION 17137/23

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 17 May 2024
  3. Decided18234/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR A COSMETIC INTERNAL FIT OUT OF EXISTING RETAIL UNIT TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SIGNAGE SCHEMES.

    Unit 8c The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL

    Received 17 May 2024
  4. Decided18235/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO CREATE A HABITABLE ANNEX.

    4 Everleigh Close Bolton BL2 3HE

    Received 17 May 2024
  5. Decided18236/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A 8 BEDROOM HMO TO A 12 BEDROOM HMO (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR WITH 1ST FLOOR REAR AND SIDE EXTENSIONS WITH SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION TO INCLUDE DORMER WINDOWS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    9 - 11 Dunstan Street Bolton BL2 6AT

    Received 17 May 2024
  6. Decided18237/24

    INSTALLATION OF A MEZZANINE FLOOR FOR USE AS PET CARE, TREATMENT AND GROOMING (CLASS E)

    Unit 1A2 Central Retail Park Manchester Road Bolton BL2 1HQ

    Received 17 May 2024
  7. Decided18238/24

    FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 32 (SOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN) AND 36 (REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES) FOR THE WHOLE SITE, PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 30 (GROUND CONDITIONS - REMEDIATION SCHEME) FOR THE WHOLE SITE AND PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 23 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 27 (PHASING/EXTENT OF WORKS) AND 28 (DETAILS OF EARTHWORKS) IN RELATION TO THE PHASE E1 WORKS AREA (FIRST MAIN EARTHWORKS PHASE) ONLY ON APPLICATION 16776/23

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

    Received 17 May 2024
  8. Decided18239/24

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) PURSUANT TO APPLICATION 16776/23 FOR THE FIRST PHASE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS COMPRISING ESTATE ROADS, PRIMARY SUBSTATION, FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, PATHS AND LANDSCAPE PLANTING AND SUBMISSIONS TO SATISFY CONDITIONS 2 (RESERVED MATTERS), 3 (PHASING), 5 (GROUND LEVELS), 9 (DRAINAGE), 10 (LANDSCAPING), 11 (NOISE), 12 (SUSTAINABILITY), 13 (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING) AND 19 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING) OF THE OUTLINE PERMISSION IN RESPECT OF THAT PHASE

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

    Received 17 May 2024
  9. Decided18240/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 26 (PUBLIC ART) ON APPLICATION 09485/20

    Garnet Fold Farm 684 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SS

    Received 17 May 2024
  10. Decided18241/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (COAL MINING LEGACY) AND 16 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 13040/22

    King's Leadership Academy Land South Of Freshfield Avenue Freshfield Avenue Bolton

    Received 17 May 2024
  11. Decided18242/24

    ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DWELLING

    Land North East Of Newgate Cottages Plodder Lane Bolton BL5 1AH

    Received 17 May 2024
  12. Decided18244/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE: REMOVAL OF EXISTING SOIL STACK AT FRONT, REPOINTING TO EXTERNAL WALLS, REPLACEMENT OF DOORS AND WINDOWS, INSTALLATION OF 2NO. ROOF LIGHTS, RELOCATION OF INTERNAL STAIRCASE AND ALTERATION TO CEILING HEIGHT AT FIRST FLOOR

    22 - 23 Third Street Bolton BL1 7NN

    Received 20 May 2024
  13. Decided18245/24

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. LIMETHE TREES ARE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ON THE WESTERN ASPECT.

    29 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 20 May 2024
  14. Decided18246/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSE TO CHILDREN'S CARE HOME

    6 Hewlett Way Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2QZ

    Received 20 May 2024
  15. Decided18247/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS), 12 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 16 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton

    Received 20 May 2024
  16. Decided18248/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TO CREATE NEW 3NO. BEDROOM DWELLING.

    1 Briercliffe Road Bolton BL3 5PN

    Received 20 May 2024
  17. Decided18249/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (LANDSCAPE DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 07245/19 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 13481/22).

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 20 May 2024
  18. Decided18250/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY TEMPORARY MODULAR CLASSROOMS

    Firwood High School Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4HU

    Received 20 May 2024
  19. Decided18251/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (LAND CONTAMINATION - GARDEN VALIDATION IN RELATION TO PLOTS 117-120 AND 154-161) ON 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 20 May 2024
  20. Decided18252/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION FROM A HIP TO GABLE ROOF ALONG WITH A REAR DORMER

    133 Deane Church Lane Bolton BL3 4EQ

    Received 20 May 2024
  21. Decided18253/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF UNADOPTED HIGHWAY LAND INTO A PRIVATE GARDEN AREA TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A BOUNDARY FENCE

    Land Adjacent To 302 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4LE

    Received 21 May 2024
  22. Decided18254/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF 11NO. SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF SOUTH ELEVATION TOGETHER WITH 3NO. SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF SOUTH WEST ELEVATION OF SMALL OUTBUILDING

    1 Lakeside Bolton Road Bradshaw Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 21 May 2024
  23. Decided18255/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (ENERGY ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 16889/23

    Saraco Industries Limited Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7ER

    Received 21 May 2024
  24. Decided18256/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND - GAS MEMBRANE CERTIFICATES) IN RELATION TO PLOTS 40-46 ON APPLICATION 13202/22

    The Last Drop Hospital Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9PZ

    Received 21 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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