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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
6,797Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,101 approved or refused records
957Refused applications

4,144 approved · 957 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18540/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. ELM AND 1No. BEECH TREE

    1 Beaumont Court Bolton BL1 5BL

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  2. Decided18541/24

    INSTALLATION OF AN AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP TO REAR (NORTH) ELEVATION

    Westhoughton Town Hall Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AW

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  3. Decided18542/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (AIR EMISSIONS MONITORING SCHEME) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES & MATERIALS/FINISHES) ON APPLICATION 15775/23

    Land South West Of Moss Lane Moss Lane Blackrod Bolton

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  4. Decided18543/24

    CHANGE OF USE / RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION TO SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE 5 NO. NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

    46 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BH

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  5. Decided18544/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE / RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION TO SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE 5 NO. NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

    46 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BH

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  6. Decided18545/24

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

    8 Rothwell Street Bolton BL3 6HY

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  7. Decided18546/24

    PRUNING OF 2No. SYCAMORE TREES and 1No. BEECH TREE

    12 Sandfield Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4DU

    Received 2 Jul 2024
  8. Decided18547/24

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

    46 Kirklands Bolton BL2 4LU

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  9. Decided18548/24

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION BELOW UNDERCROFT TOGETHER WITH NEW VEHICLE ACCESS

    5 Bronte Close Bolton BL1 3XE

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  10. Decided18549/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (TREE PROTECTION), 6 (MATERIALS), 7 (DOORS AND WINDOWS SPECIFICATION) AND 9 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 17514/24

    4 Northwold Drive Bolton BL1 5BH

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  11. Decided18550/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (LAND CONTAMINATION - GARDEN VALIDATION FOR PLOTS 162-170) ON APPLICATION 04527/18

    Land At Eldercot Road Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  12. Decided18551/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PROPERTY AS A 2NO. CHILD RESIDENTIAL CHILDREN'S HOME

    4 Kildale Close Bolton BL3 4XR

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  13. Decided18552/24

    RETENTION OF MODULAR, TWO STOREY CLASSROOM BUILDING FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 2024 TO APRIL 30 2025

    Rumworth School Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  14. Decided18553/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    37 Alberta Street Bolton BL3 5JD

    Received 3 Jul 2024
  15. Decided18554/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 6 (SITE INVESTIGATION)) ON APPLICATION 15853/23

    Rumworth School Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  16. Decided18555/24

    FELLING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES and PRUNING OF 3NO. SYCAMORE TREES

    Last Drop Village Haydock Lane Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9PZ

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  17. Decided18556/24

    PRUNING OF 1No. BIRCH TREE

    Birchlea Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  18. Decided18557/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 8 (ALTERNATIVE BAT AND BIRD ACCOMMODATION) AND CONDITION 19 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 14351/22

    Egerton Manor Care Centre Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  19. Decided18558/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH PORCH AT FRONT.

    84 Hill Cot Road Bolton BL1 8RN

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  20. Decided18560/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (DRAINAGE), 3 (COAL MINING), 4 (COAL MINING STATEMENT), 7 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 8 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 9 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) AND 12 (FOUL WATER) ON APPLICATION 11552/21

    Farnworth Industrial Estate Emlyn Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7AQ

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  21. Decided18561/24

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH

    6 Hillside Bolton BL1 5DT

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  22. Decided18562/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND DRIVEWAY

    64 Old Vicarage Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2EL

    Received 4 Jul 2024
  23. Decided18563/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.91M MAX HEIGHT; 2.86M EAVES HEIGHT)

    148 Freshfield Avenue Bolton BL3 3HL

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  24. Decided18564/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM

    610 Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6EX

    Received 5 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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