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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
6,856Searchable applications
52Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,150 approved or refused records
971Refused applications

4,179 approved · 971 refused · 167 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided18874/24

    CONTINUED DISPLAY OF 1No. ILLUMINATED FASCIA, 1No. ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN, 2No. ILLUMINATED MARKETING POSTERS, 3No. POSTER SIGNS AND VINYL WELCOME MESSAGE

    Boardroom 85 - 87 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AA

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  2. Decided18875/24

    VARIATION OF PART CONDITION 2 (AMENDMENT TO INCREASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE ACCOMODATED AT THE NURSERY FROM 42 TO 54) ON APPLICATION 62955/02

    Rose Cottage Nursery 578 - 582 Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  3. Decided18876/24

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

    Shoreside Bungalow Prestolee Road Bolton M34 1FJ

    Received 27 Aug 2024
  4. Decided18877/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.63M LONG; 3.5M MAX HEIGHT; 2.3M EAVES HEIGHT)

    68 Tetbury Drive Bolton BL2 5NS

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  5. Decided18878/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (PARTS 2 AND 3) (SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 10718/21.

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  6. Decided18879/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND REPLACED WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    97 Lord Street Kearsley Bolton BL4 8AS

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  7. Decided18882/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    211 Turner Bridge Road Bolton BL2 2RS

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  8. Decided18883/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    15 The Avenue Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3TB

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  9. Decided18884/24

    ERECTION OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY INFRASTRCTURE

    Land West Of Slack Lane Slack Lane Bolton

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  10. Decided18885/24

    PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF REAR COMMERCIAL UNIT INTO SELF-CONTAINED FLAT (C3) TOGETHER WITH A FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION TO FORM SELF CONTAINED FLAT AND LOFT CONVERSION TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM

    19 Palace Street Bolton BL1 2DR

    Received 28 Aug 2024
  11. Decided18886/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT.

    5 Eastbourne Grove Bolton BL1 5TR

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  12. Decided18887/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM STORAGE TO SELF CONTAINED ONE BEDROOM FLAT AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR

    114 Market Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9AE

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  13. Decided18888/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.27M LONG; 3.56M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    4 Hunger Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 4SD

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  14. Decided18889/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    73 Bolton Road Bolton BL4 7JL

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  15. Decided18890/24

    FULL APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF TWO UNITS (CLASS B8) WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, PARKING AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  16. Decided18891/24

    FELLING OF UNDERSTORY BEECH TREES and PRUNING OF 1No. SYCAMORE TREE, 2No. BEECH TREES, 1No. ASH TREE AND 1No. LIME TREE

    73 Limefield Road Bolton BL1 6LA

    Received 29 Aug 2024
  17. Decided18892/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    46 Kirklands Bolton BL2 4LU

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  18. Decided18893/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    15 Meriden Grove Lostock Bolton BL6 4RQ

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  19. Decided18894/24

    FELLING OF 1No. ASH TREE

    4 Great Marld Close Bolton BL1 5RZ

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  20. Decided18895/24

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

    65 Westbourne Avenue Bolton BL3 2JY

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  21. Decided18896/24

    HIP TO GABLE CONVERSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO-STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    9 Weldon Avenue Bolton BL3 3SW

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  22. Decided18897/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    8 Silverton Grove Bolton BL1 8TB

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  23. Decided18899/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH

    21 Ollerton Street Bolton BL1 7JU

    Received 2 Sept 2024
  24. Decided18900/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF DETACHED TEMPORARY CLASSROOM

    Sunning Hill Primary School Goldsmith Street Bolton BL3 6TR

    Received 2 Sept 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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