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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
6,808Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,108 approved or refused records
960Refused applications

4,148 approved · 960 refused · 166 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2022 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided18591/24

    FELLING OF 3No. ASH TREES

    Rydal Court Kingsbury Avenue Bolton BL1 5NJ

    Received 10 Jul 2024
  2. Decided18592/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    22 Pinfold Close Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2RN

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  3. Decided18593/24

    AMENDMENT TO APPROVED PLANNING APPLICATION 17631/24. TO RAISE RIDGE HEIGHT OF PROPERTY

    8A Verdure Avenue Bolton BL1 5ER

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  4. Decided18594/24

    PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK

    12 Riefield Bolton BL1 6TA

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  5. Decided18597/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CEMP) ON APPLICATION 17775/24

    Little Lever School Church Street Little Lever Bolton BL3 1BT

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  6. Decided18598/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12648/21

    Ridgewood Hollinhurst Drive Lostock Bolton BL6 4JZ

    Received 11 Jul 2024
  7. Decided18599/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (LEVELS), 13 (RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONE) AND 23 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  8. Decided18600/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM SOLICITORS OFFICE (EXISTING USE CLASS E(C) ii) TO HOTEL TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS AND PART DEMOLITION WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING AREA (NEW USE CLASS C1).

    7 - 13 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1EE

    Received 9 Jul 2024
  9. Decided18602/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (PART IV) (LAND CONTAMINATION - COMPLETION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 14448/22

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

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  10. Decided18603/24

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF RIDGE HEIGHT, DORMERS TO FRONT AND REAR AND CANOPY AT REAR

    14 Westerdale Drive Bolton BL3 4QQ

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  11. Decided18604/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SUNROOM AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION TO A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE

    142 Church Road Bolton BL1 6HJ

    Received 12 Jul 2024
  12. Decided18605/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FOR PRIVATE HIRE

    Highfield House 185 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4QZ

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  13. Decided18606/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (TREE PROTECTION), 3 (TREE PROTECTION METHOD STATEMENT), 4 (REMEDIATION SCHEME), 5 (LEVELS DETAILS), 6 (REPLACEMENT TREE), 7 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) AND 9 (PARKING) ON APPLICATION 10169/21

    Sunnybank 20 Hughes Avenue Horwich Bolton BL6 7RA

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  14. Decided18607/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CAR PARKING), 4 (CYCLE STORAGE), 5 (GARAGE DOOR OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS), 6 (SCHEME FOR ACCESS/EGRESS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS) AND 7 (TENANT MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 17662/24

    1107 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SG

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  15. Decided18608/24

    ERECTION OF 1NO 2BED. DWELLING HOUSE

    45 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4JD

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  16. Decided18609/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (GARDEN VALIDATION FOR PLOTS 114-116, 126-128 and 171-177) ON APPLICATION 04527/18.

    Land At Eldercot Road Eldercot Road Bolton BL3 4JJ

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  17. Decided18610/24

    SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION TO CREATE A BEDROOM AND BATHROOM

    2 Kingsland Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HW

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  18. Decided18612/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 3 (COAL MINING), 4 (CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT), 6 (BIODIVERSITY), 7 (DRAINAGE), 10 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 13 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 15249/23

    Land To The Rear Of 12 Halshaw Lane Kearsley Bolton BL4 8DD

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  19. Decided18613/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED DROPPED CURB TO CREATE A PARKING SPACE AT FRONT OF PROPERTY

    608 Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6EX

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  20. Decided18614/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    124 Queens Avenue Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9BP

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  21. Decided18615/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BIRCH, 1 NO. WILLOW.

    7 Pennine View Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BF

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  22. Decided18616/24

    ERECTION OF 1No. DETACHED DWELLING TOGETHER WITH ASSOICIATED WORKS.

    Land Between 30 Rydal Road And 2 Fearney Side Fearney Side Little Lever Bolton BL3 1BU

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  23. Decided18618/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.63M MAX HEIGHT; 3.20M EAVES HEIGHT)

    10 Sandford Close Bolton BL2 3NH

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  24. Decided18619/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 168NO. SOLAR PANELS WITH A SOUTH FACING ORIENTATION

    Farnworth Leisure Centre Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DZ

    Received 16 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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