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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
6,794Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,098 approved or refused records
957Refused applications

4,141 approved · 957 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided18515/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (PLANTING PLAN) ON APPLICATION 14448/22

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 28 Jun 2024
  2. Decided18516/24

    FELLING OF 1No. ACER TREE and PRUNING OF 1No. ASH TREE

    Tesco Store Crossley Street Little Lever Bolton BL3 1AA

    Received 28 Jun 2024
  3. Decided18517/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.88M LONG; 3.39M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    104 Parkfield Road Bolton BL3 2BE

    Received 27 Jun 2024
  4. Decided18518/24

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING ADDITION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE FACING WINDOW

    118 Stopes Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  5. Decided18519/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF REMAINING SANDSTONE PAVING AT NORTH SIDE OF CHURCH TOGETHER WITH GRASSING OF AFFECTED AREA TO MATCH EXISTING LANDSCAPE

    All Souls Church Astley Street Bolton BL1 3QQ

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  6. Decided18520/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PRUNING OF 1 NO. COPPER BEECH.

    5A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  7. Decided18521/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.66M LONG; 3.50M MAX HEIGHT; 2.88M EAVES HEIGHT)

    30 Longworth Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9TS

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  8. Decided18522/24

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION FROM USE CLASS C3 RESIDENTIAL TO USE CLASS F1 EDUCATION CENTRE.

    Flat Above 114 Winter Hey Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7PJ

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  9. Decided18523/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.30M LONG; 3.83M MAX HEIGHT; 2.65M EAVES HEIGHT)

    112 Settle Street Bolton BL3 3DN

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  10. Decided18524/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM CLASS A3 (CAFE/RESTAURANT) TO CLASS D2 (RECREATION/SPORT)

    Unit 2 King Street Retail Park King Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AS

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  11. Decided18525/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1 NO. LABURNUM AND TO PRUNE 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 2 NO. LIME, 1 NO. ASH, 1 NO. HOLLY, 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO.CHERRY.

    8 Thorn Lea Close Bolton BL1 5BE

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  12. Decided18526/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) 9 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 00066/17

    20 Bridge Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7BT

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  13. Decided18527/24

    SITING OF 3NO. NON-ILLUMINATED POSTER HOARDINGS AROUND BOUNDARY

    A K Motors 1 - 3 Settle Street Bolton BL3 2DG

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  14. Decided18528/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    150 Cemetery Road Kearsley Bolton BL4 7SE

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  15. Decided18529/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORNBEAM

    Hornbeam Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5DE

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  16. Decided18530/24

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

    13 Morrison Street Bolton BL3 3AN

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  17. Decided18531/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM TWO-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING (CLASS E) TO DENTAL SURGERY (CLASS E)

    Land At Waters Meeting House, With Access Taken From 1 Waters Meeting Road Bolton BL1 8HQ

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  18. Decided18532/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (MATERIALS AND OTHER DETAILS - DETAILS OF DECORATIVE RAILINGS TO BLOCK A) ON APPLICATION 12865/21.

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  19. Decided18533/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW BOUNDARY WALL

    35 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  20. Decided18534/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR.

    204 Newby Road Bolton BL2 5JA

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  21. Decided18535/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF HAY AND STRAW

    Shoreside Bungalow Prestolee Road Bolton M34 1FJ

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  22. Decided18537/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH ROOF LIGHTS TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF HEIGHT ON EXISTING REAR EXTENSION

    45 Markland Hill Lane Bolton BL1 5PS

    Received 1 Jul 2024
  23. Decided18538/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT.

    3 Acre Field Bolton BL2 3LQ

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  24. Decided18539/24

    SITING OF 2NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS, 1NO. ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGNAGE AND 2NO. NON-ILLUMINATED DIRECTIONAL TOTEM SIGNAGE

    Home Bargains Unit 2 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6QJ

    Received 2 Jul 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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