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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
6,696Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,018 approved or refused records
944Refused applications

4,074 approved · 944 refused · 160 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided18334/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 2.90M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    5 Radbourne Grove Bolton BL3 4TD

    Received 30 May 2024
  2. Decided18335/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    15 Scorton Avenue Bolton BL2 6JS

    Received 31 May 2024
  3. Decided18336/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES METHOD STATEMENT), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 5 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 07290/19

    The Stables Brinsop House Farm Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NH

    Received 31 May 2024
  4. Decided18337/24

    OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE STOREY CAR SHOWROOM WITH A SIX-STOREY BUILDING INCLUDING A CAR SHOWROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH A STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE AT FIRST FLOOR AND ABOVE (ACCESS, LAYOUT, APPEARANCE AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY)

    2 Thynne Street Bolton BL3 6BD

    Received 31 May 2024
  5. Decided18339/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. SYCAMORE TREE

    7 Thorneyholme Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4BZ

    Received 31 May 2024
  6. Decided18340/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF THE UPPER FLOOR AS A RESIDENTIAL FLAT AND THE LOWER FLOOR AS A COMMERCIAL SHOP

    Flat Above 114 Winter Hey Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7PJ

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  7. Decided18341/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    40 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5HG

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  8. Decided18342/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR AND SIDE

    45 Cotswold Drive Horwich Bolton BL6 7DE

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  9. Decided18343/24

    FELLING OF 1No. BIRCH TREE

    Perrymead Bolton Road Bradshaw Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  10. Decided18344/24

    FELLING OF 1No. OAK TREE

    Howfield Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  11. Decided18345/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 3 (METHOD STATEMENT FOR TREE PROTECTION) ON APPLICATION 13059/22

    27 Lostock Junction Lane Lostock Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  12. Decided18346/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    23 Carlton Road Bolton BL1 5HU

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  13. Decided18348/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR AND SIDE WITH ROOF LIGHT

    34 Regent Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DQ

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  14. Decided18349/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND SIDE

    60 Medway Drive Kearsley Bolton BL4 8PJ

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  15. Decided18350/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER AND ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT ELEVATION

    The Bungalow Smithy Hill Bolton BL3 4LY

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  16. Decided18351/24

    PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM SALON (CLASS E(c)) TO FORM AN ADDITIONAL RETAIL UNIT (CLASS E(a)) AND SALON (CLASS E(c)) TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    22 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AN

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  17. Decided18352/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1 NO. CEDRUS

    Kenora The Clough Bolton BL1 5BB

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  18. Decided18353/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (LEVELS), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (COAL MINING LEGACY), 6 (MATERIALS) AND 7 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 13393/22

    37 - 39 Eskrick Street Bolton BL1 3EN

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  19. Decided18355/24

    SITING OF A DROPPED KERB

    526 Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 0LA

    Received 4 Jun 2024
  20. Decided18356/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH RELOCATION OF RETAINING WALL AND ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING AT REAR

    78 Middlebrook Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4RH

    Received 4 Jun 2024
  21. Decided18357/24

    ERECTION OF A 1.8M HIGH BRICK WALL TOGETHER WITH RAILINGS AND A SLIDING METAL GATE.

    Higher House Princess Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DR

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  22. Decided18358/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TO CREATE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH PORCH AT FRONT WITH ERECTION OF FENCE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    20 Shawbury Close Blackrod Bolton BL6 5TN

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  23. Decided18359/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    50 Newland Drive Bolton BL5 1DP

    Received 5 Jun 2024
  24. Decided18360/24

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

    2 Gleaves Avenue Bolton BL2 4ET

    Received 5 Jun 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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