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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
6,802Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,104 approved or refused records
958Refused applications

4,146 approved · 958 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18565/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER AND HIP TO GABLE ROOF EXTENSION

    85 Queensgate Bolton BL1 4EA

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  2. Decided18566/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION FOR BOTH PROPERTIES

    179 / 181 Eskrick Street Bolton BL1 3JA

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  3. Decided18567/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO A RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME TO ACCOMMODATE 1NO. CHILD (CLASS C2)

    223 Chorley Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5LJ

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  4. Decided18568/24

    INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC GATES ACROSS ENTRANCE TO FRONT DRIVE

    Regent House 617 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4DL

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  5. Decided18569/24

    INSTALLATION OF SINGLE STOREY MODULAR OFFICE AND WELFARE BUILDING

    Veolia ES (UK) Ltd Modular Office And Welfare Building Turton Street Bolton BL1 2TF

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  6. Decided18571/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT S192 (PROPOSED) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    51 Caldbeck Drive Farnworth Bolton BL4 0RL

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  7. Decided18572/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    48 Marsh Lane Farnworth Bolton BL4 0AP

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  8. Decided18573/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    64 Rishton Lane Bolton BL3 6QG

    Received 5 Jul 2024
  9. Decided18575/24

    AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION REF. 15020/22 TO INCLUDE A FIRST-FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION OVER THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION

    58 Hill Cot Road Bolton BL1 8RL

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  10. Decided18576/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    19 Wrenbury Drive Bolton BL1 7RX

    Received 25 Mar 2024
  11. Decided18577/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL CHANGES

    22 Windermere Avenue Little Lever Bolton BL3 1DU

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  12. Decided18578/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH REAR DORMERS

    16 Lynwood Avenue Bolton BL3 2LS

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  13. Decided18579/24

    HEDGE REMOVAL APPLICATION.

    Adjacent No 9 Chulsey Gate Lane Chew Moor Bolton BL6 4EZ

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  14. Decided18580/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 5 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 6 (BIRD/BAT BOXES), 7 (LEVELS), 8 (MATERIALS), 9 (WINDOW/DOOR SPECIFICATION), 10 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 11 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 12 (CAR PARKING) ON APPLICATION 17272/23

    Moor House Grange Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9AX

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  15. Decided18581/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (INVASIVE SPECIES), 6 (TREE PROTECTION), 7 (ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT), 9 (COAL MINING), 12 (OFFSITE HIGHWAY WORKS) ON APPLICATION 11567/21

    Land At Bowlands Hey Westhoughton Bolton (Phase 5)

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  16. Decided18582/24

    RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR RAISING THE ROOF TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND FLOOR AT THE REAR

    21 Sonning Drive Bolton BL3 3RA

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  17. Decided18583/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 1 (PROPOSED LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 15890/23

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 8 Jul 2024
  18. Decided18584/24

    FELLING OF 1No ASH TREE

    56 Harvey Street Bolton BL1 8BG

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  19. Decided18585/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE

    7 Winifred Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HH

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  20. Decided18586/24

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

    52 Broadway Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HL

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  21. Unknown18587/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF A BUILDING TO TWO SEPARATE DWELLINGHOUSES.

    114 Market Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9AE

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  22. Decided18588/24

    FELLING OF 1No ASH TREE

    2 Woodburn Drive Bolton BL1 6NH

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  23. Decided18589/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY (SUI GENERIS) AT GROUND FLOOR AND 2NO. BED FLAT TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS TOGETHER WITH PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOP FRONT AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND FLUE TO REAR

    343 Church Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QE

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  24. Decided18590/24

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) SCREENING REQUEST FOR PROPOSED TUNNELLED SEWER PIPELINE BETWEEN FIRWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND BOLTON ARBORETUM/LONGSIGHT PARK FOR STORM WATER STORAGE

    Firwood / Royal Oak / Longsight Park Working Areas

    Received 22 Mar 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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