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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4,148 approved · 960 refused · 166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided18620/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 19 (TREE SURVEY) ON APPLICATION 08439/20

    Wingates Industrial Estate Land At Great Bank Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3XE

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  2. Decided18621/24

    RETROPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER

    2 Greystoke Drive Bolton BL1 7DW

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  3. Decided18622/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (TREE PROTECTION) ON APPLICATION 15437/23

    Hawthorns Briksdal Way Lostock Bolton BL6 4PQ

    Received 16 Jul 2024
  4. Decided18624/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR SOLAR PANELS AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF OBSCURED WINDOW AT SIDE

    2 Hill Bank Close Bolton BL1 8BB

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  5. Decided18625/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY OVER EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION

    4 Springfield Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6HL

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  6. Decided18626/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING FRONT GARAGE TO FORM SWIMMING POOL/SPA FACILITIES.

    Pike View 10 Factory Hill Horwich Bolton BL6 6RZ

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  7. Decided18627/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL UNIT TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A NEW INDUSTRIAL UNIT

    Storage Land 3 Moncrieffe Street Bolton BL3 6AU

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  8. Decided18675/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITION 4 (CABLE INSTALLATION METHOD STATEMENT) ON APPLICATION 13256/22 FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A 7MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED CABLING

    Land To Rear Of Shoreside Stables Prestolee Road Stoneclough Radcliffe M26 1HJ

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  9. Decided18631/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF THE SECOND FLOOR FROM ATTIC SPACE TO 1NO. FOUR-BEDROOM FLAT TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 5NO. PROPOSED ROOFLIGHTSREPAIR EXTERNAL RENDER

    Weatherfield House 2 Park Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7RE

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  10. Decided18632/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO GARAGE ROOF

    574 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AA

    Received 17 Jul 2024
  11. Decided18633/24

    CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING GARAGE TO AN OFFICE/GYM

    128 Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 3EN

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  12. Decided18634/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    19 Moorlands View Bolton BL3 3TN

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  13. Decided18635/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO CHILDREN'S HOME

    71 Hawthorne Road Bolton BL3 5RF

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  14. Decided18636/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    46 Sutherland Road Bolton BL1 5LR

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  15. Decided18637/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (INVASIVE SPECIES CLEARANCE) IN RELATION TO SITES 2, 3 AND 4 ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  16. Decided18638/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 4 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 18168/24

    St Josephs Rc High School Sefton Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6HW

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  17. Decided18641/24

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

    29 Chip Hill Road Bolton BL3 4JX

    Received 18 Jul 2024
  18. Decided18642/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND RELOCATION OF WINDOW IN EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION OF DWELLING

    44 Ascot Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1ED

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  19. Decided18643/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    15 Kingholm Gardens Bolton BL1 3DJ

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  20. Decided18644/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND A FRONT DORMER EXTENSION

    10 Pendennis Avenue Lostock Bolton BL6 4RS

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  21. Decided18645/24

    ERECTION OF A 1.5 STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM A GYM AND GUEST ACCOMMODATION

    Meadow Barn Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 4JJ

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  22. Decided18646/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE EXCAVATION OF PONDS AND SCRAPES IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS TO ENHANCE WILDLIFE AND DRAIN WET AREAS

    Yate Fold Farm Yate Fold Chorley Old Road Horwich Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  23. Decided18647/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 & 3 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) 13 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 17013/23

    Unit 1A Slater Street Bolton BL1 2TQ

    Received 19 Jul 2024
  24. Decided18648/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG HEIGHT; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    100 Newbrook Road Bolton BL5 1ET

    Received 19 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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