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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
6,686Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,008 approved or refused records
944Refused applications

4,064 approved · 944 refused · 160 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18283/24

    CONVERSION OF GARAGES AT BOTH PROPERTIES TO FORM HABITABLE ROOMS TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION OF DRIVEWAY AREA TO PLOT 59.

    Plots 58 And 59 Sanctuary Mews Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9GD

    Received 23 May 2024
  2. Decided18284/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 4 (DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF WINDOW/DOORS/BALCONY/ELECTRIC CABLING TO ENTRANCE GATES) AND 5 (WINDOW AND DOOR REVEALS) ON APPLICATION 16744/23

    Park House Laurel Street Bolton BL1 4RB

    Received 23 May 2024
  3. Decided18286/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    28 Hollins Drive Bolton BL2 1DH

    Received 24 May 2024
  4. Decided18287/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM INCLUDING HIPPED ROOF TO GARAGE TOGETHER WITH JULIET BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR

    48 Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL1 5PD

    Received 24 May 2024
  5. Decided18288/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    1 Cramond Close Bolton BL1 3DT

    Received 24 May 2024
  6. Decided18289/24

    ERECTION OF A DRIVEWAY TO FRONT OF PROPERTY

    711 Crompton Way Bolton BL1 8TL

    Received 24 May 2024
  7. Decided18290/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING AT REAR

    23 Chadwick Street Bolton BL2 1JN

    Received 24 May 2024
  8. Decided18292/24

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY BUILDING TO BE USED AS USE CLASSES EG (III) (INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES) & B2 (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) WITH ASSOCIATED OFFICE AND WELFARE FACILITIES.

    Land Adjacent To Unit 1 68 Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL

    Received 24 May 2024
  9. Decided18294/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE SITING OF A BOUNDARY FENCE TO THE SIDE OF PROPERTY

    124 Leigh Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2LE

    Received 26 May 2024
  10. Decided18295/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH LOFT CONVERSION TO A DORMER TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS.

    11 Ducie Avenue Bolton BL1 4RJ

    Received 28 May 2024
  11. Decided18296/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    41 Eastgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7EZ

    Received 26 May 2024
  12. Decided18297/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    15 Moss Bank Close Bolton BL1 6PH

    Received 26 May 2024
  13. Decided18298/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    2 Foster Terrace Bolton BL1 3TE

    Received 27 May 2024
  14. Decided18299/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    611 Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 0LD

    Received 28 May 2024
  15. Decided18300/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    53 Tig Fold Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0PD

    Received 27 May 2024
  16. Decided18301/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR, FRONT AND SIDE

    34 Broadwalk Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AA

    Received 28 May 2024
  17. Decided18302/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF PORCH AT FRONT, RAISING OF RIDGE HEIGHT. INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS AND CONVERSION OF LOFT SPACE TO HABITABLE ROOMS TOGETHER RENDERING OF FULL PROPERTY WITH HEDGEROW INSTALLATION.

    2 David Brow Bolton BL3 3TW

    Received 28 May 2024
  18. Decided18303/24

    ERECTION OF A FRONT AND REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH THE CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM

    83 Churchill Drive Little Lever Bolton BL3 1PE

    Received 28 May 2024
  19. Decided18304/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 9 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT DETAILS) AND 10 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 15341/23

    Land Rear Of 15-49 Singleton Avenue Horwich Bolton

    Received 28 May 2024
  20. Decided18305/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO FORM 9No. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS

    17 - 19 Silverwell Street Bolton

    Received 28 May 2024
  21. Decided18306/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE AND CONVERSION OF FORMER OFFICE PREMISES TO FORM 9NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS

    17 - 19 Silverwell Street Bolton BL1 1PP

    Received 28 May 2024
  22. Decided18307/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15409/23 (INSTALLATION OF OBSCURE WINDOWS AND ROOF LIGHTS)

    80 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AL

    Received 28 May 2024
  23. Decided18308/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE AND PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER, FRONT PORCH AND CANOPY.

    66 Netherfield Road Bolton BL3 3HN

    Received 28 May 2024
  24. Decided18309/24

    PRUNNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    35 Silver Birch Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4GF

    Received 28 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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