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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
6,680Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,005 approved or refused records
943Refused applications

4,062 approved · 943 refused · 159 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

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. Decided18258/24

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE AND CONVERSION OF BUSINESS FROM CLASS E INTO HOT FOOD RESTAURANT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF FLUE

    271 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6LA

    Received 21 May 2024
  2. Decided18259/24

    RETROSPECTIVE SITING OF FASCIA SIGN

    271 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6LA

    Received 21 May 2024
  3. Decided18260/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    5 Margrove Chase Lostock Bolton BL6 4NN

    Received 21 May 2024
  4. Decided18261/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (USE CLASS C3) INTO CHILDRENS CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2) TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER.

    361 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4LH

    Received 21 May 2024
  5. Decided18262/24

    ERECTION OF PORCH AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF BI-FOLD DOORS AT REAR AND AMENDMENTS TO WINDOW HEIGHT

    22 Dobb Brow Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AY

    Received 22 May 2024
  6. Decided18263/24

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    38 Timberbottom Bolton BL2 3DL

    Received 22 May 2024
  7. Decided18264/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING DETAILS) AND 14 (SIGNAGE AND MARKING - PARKING AREAS) ON APPLICATION 16548/23

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 22 May 2024
  8. Decided18265/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    1 Sandown Crescent Little Lever Bolton BL3 1HF

    Received 22 May 2024
  9. Decided18266/24

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO.BEECH TREE

    59 The Woodlands Lostock Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 22 May 2024
  10. Decided18267/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES AND STORAGE TO 6NO. BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO)

    Triangle Works Back Darwin Street Bolton BL1 3PR

    Received 22 May 2024
  11. Decided18268/24

    ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING/ ANNEX AT REAR

    35 Stonesteads Way Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9LA

    Received 22 May 2024
  12. Decided18269/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS - TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS), 4 (DELIVERY VEHICLES TURNING DETAILS) AND 5 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 16874/23

    St Andrews Place Hill Lane Blackrod Bolton BL6 5JP

    Received 22 May 2024
  13. Decided18270/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING ATTIIC TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION OF WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION

    28 Cornwall Avenue Bolton BL5 1DZ

    Received 22 May 2024
  14. Decided18271/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 11 (HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING DETAILS), 12 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN), 13 (ACCESS DETAILS), 14 (ACCESS DETAILS), 19 (SITE INVESTIGATIONS), 20 (SITE INVESTIGATIONS), 21 (SCHEME OF REMEDIAL WORKS), 22 (LEVELS), 23 (PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGOCAL WORKS), 25 (ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 26 (ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN), 28 (OPEN SPACE AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY), 32 (REMOVAL AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES) AND 35 (SURFACE AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 22 May 2024
  15. Decided18272/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT TO 1NO SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENT TOGETHER WITH THE CONTINUED USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO FENESTRATION AND THE REMOVAL OF AN EXTERNAL STAIRCASE AT THE REAR.

    230 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3BW

    Received 22 May 2024
  16. Decided18273/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE SLURRY TOWER

    Aberdeen Farm Blundell Lane Blackrod Bolton BL6 5LL

    Received 22 May 2024
  17. Decided18274/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 2.88M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    15 Kendrew Road Bolton BL3 4JG

    Received 23 May 2024
  18. Decided18276/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. OAK TREE

    Mere Lodge Garthmere Road Atherton Bolton M46 9GT

    Received 23 May 2024
  19. Decided18277/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF 1No. RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    11 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2EE

    Received 23 May 2024
  20. Decided18278/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR TOGETHER WITH PITCH ROOF TO EXISTING TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    206 Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AL

    Received 23 May 2024
  21. Decided18279/24

    PRUNING OF 3NO. SYCAMORES AND 1NO. OAK TREE

    1 Lamphey Close Bolton BL1 5AU

    Received 23 May 2024
  22. Decided18280/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PREMISES AS A DISCOUNT GOODS STORE.

    8 - 10 Oxford Street Bolton BL1 1RF

    Received 23 May 2024
  23. Decided18281/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY GARAGE TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY

    533 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8DB

    Received 23 May 2024
  24. Decided18282/24

    ERECTION OF 8 NO. CONTROL KIOSKS

    Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works Red Rock Lane Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1FL

    Received 23 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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