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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
6,784Searchable applications
52Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,087 approved or refused records
956Refused applications

4,131 approved · 956 refused · 166 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2022 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18464/24

    RELOCATION OF EXISTING INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGN

    205A Church Street Little Lever Bolton BL3 1BW

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  2. Decided18465/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) AND 4 (SCHEME OF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 15737/23

    Regent Park Golf Club Links Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4AF

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  3. Decided18466/24

    ERECTION OF A SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDING

    Yard To The Rear Of Newgate Cottages Plodder Lane Bolton

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  4. Decided18467/24

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION WITH BALCONY AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION OVER EXISTING GARAGE TO SIDE AND CONVERSION OF GROUND FLOOR TO HABITABLE SPACE AND SINGLE STOREY ORANGERY TO REAR.

    12 Springfield Road Bolton BL1 7LQ

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  5. Decided18468/24

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

    9 Whitburn Close Bolton BL3 4UY

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  6. Decided18469/24

    FORMATION OF ACCESS FROM PUBLIC CAR PARK TO CREATE 8 CAR PARKING SPACES AT THE REAR OF 83-87 MARKET STREET INCLUDING RAMP TO REAR ELEVATION AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION

    83 - 87 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AA

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  7. Decided18470/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS TO REAR AND FRONT EXTENSION

    19 Southgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7HG

    Received 22 Jun 2024
  8. Decided18471/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 4 (TO INCREASE THE OPENING TIMES FROM 7.00 - 20.00 MONDAY TO FRIDAY WITH NO OPENING ON SUNDAYS OR BANK HOLIDAYS TO OPENING FROM 07.00 TO 00.00 EVERYDAY)

    23 Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 7QJ

    Received 22 Jun 2024
  9. Decided18472/24

    ERECTION OF A PORCH TO THE FRONT TOGETHER WITH A PART SINGLE/TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    5 Hurlston Road Bolton BL3 3HT

    Received 23 Jun 2024
  10. Decided18473/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR AN EXISTING (S191) DETACHED GARAGE AT REAR.

    523 - 525 Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 0LB

    Received 23 Jun 2024
  11. Decided18474/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A THREE STOREY DWELLINGHOUSE

    2 Bridgewater Street Bolton BL1 4SB

    Received 23 Jun 2024
  12. Decided18475/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 9 BED HMO(SUI GENERIS) TO 9 BED GUEST HOUSE(C1)

    65 Manchester Road Bolton BL2 1ES

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  13. Decided18476/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    95 Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4HR

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  14. Decided18477/24

    APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE RE: USE OF A (C3A) DWELLING AS SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION FOR TWO YOUNG PEOPLE (16-18) WHERE CARE IS PROVIDED (C3B).

    17 Columbia Road Bolton BL1 4DR

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  15. Decided18478/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    591 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SE

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  16. Decided18479/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    Unit 5 Lodge Bank Horwich Bolton BL6 5HY

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  17. Decided18480/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    2 Lightbounds Cinder Lane Bolton BL1 7LZ

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  18. Decided18481/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE ERECTION OF A PITCHED ROOF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT REPLACING EXISTING FLAT ROOF EXTENSION

    2 Lightbounds Cinder Lane Bolton BL1 7LZ

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  19. Decided18482/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. LIME TREE AND 2No. BEECH TREES

    1 Handley Gardens Bolton BL1 5GR

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  20. Decided18483/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 15603/23

    Land South Of Wellington Street Wellington Street Bolton

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  21. Decided18484/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH ROOF CHANGE FROM FLAT TO GABLE AT SIDE.

    35 Lea Gate Close Bolton BL2 4AA

    Received 25 Jun 2024
  22. Decided18485/24

    PRUNING OF 4No. SYCAMORE TREES

    Saundersfoot House Chapeltown Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AT

    Received 25 Jun 2024
  23. Decided18486/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS) ON APPLICATION 14965/22

    Land South Of Lower Bridgeman Street Lower Bridgeman Street Bolton

    Received 25 Jun 2024
  24. Decided18487/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH DORMER EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR

    35 Newmarket Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1TA

    Received 25 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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