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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
6,887Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,178 approved or refused records
977Refused applications

4,201 approved · 977 refused · 168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19037/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. CHERRY AND PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    1 Tanfield Drive Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1GY

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  2. Decided19038/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF DORMER AT REAR

    292 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NS

    Received 27 Sept 2024
  3. Decided19039/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO EDUCATION (CLASS F1)

    2 - 16 Mayor Street Bolton BL3 5HT

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  4. Decided19040/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR

    2 Parkwood Bolton BL7 9SH

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  5. Decided19041/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FORM A TWO STOREY DWELLINGHOUSE WITH SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO A HABITABLE ROOM AND REMODELLING OF THE EXISTING LAYOUT.

    2 Parkwood Bolton BL7 9SH

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  6. Decided19042/24

    TPO FELL 1 NO. SILVER BIRCH.

    112 Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 3EW

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  7. Decided19043/24

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE, TOGETHER WITH PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    59 Wyndham Avenue Bolton BL3 4LG

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  8. Decided19044/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CATTLE BUILDING TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF NEW APEX BUILDING WITH NEW ROOF.

    Sunny Brow Wingates Lane Bolton BL5 3LP

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  9. Decided19045/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO:- PRUNE 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. JAPANESE MAPLE.

    14 Dunscar Fold Bolton BL7 9EH

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  10. Decided19047/24

    ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF SIDE EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLING WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS

    19 Hillside Bolton BL1 5DT

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  11. Decided19048/24

    DEMOLITION AND REBUILD OF EXISTING PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 8 NO.DWELLINGS TO LAND AT REAR WITH LANDSCAPING, VEHICULAR ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Land At Rear Of 53 Regent Road Bolton

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  12. Decided19049/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (DETAIL, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) ON APPLICATION 12865/21

    Land To The East Of Central Street Bolton BL1 2AB

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  13. Decided19050/24

    INSTALLATION OF 2NO. RAPID ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE CAR PARK. 3NO. EXISTING PARKING SPACES WILL BECOME 2NO. EV CHARGING BAYS, INCLUDING 1NO. FULLY ACCESSIBLE EV CHARGING BAY

    Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Pavilion Square Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AJ

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  14. Decided19051/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE AND PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    1 Stonehouse Bolton BL7 9NB

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  15. Decided19052/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH TREE.

    17 Avonhead Close Bolton BL6 5QD

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  16. Decided19053/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND RAISED PATIO AT REAR.

    152 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RR

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  17. Decided19054/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    64 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RD

    Received 30 Sept 2024
  18. Decided19055/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TIMBER FRAME FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR AND ERECTION OF NEW FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION WITH PITCHED ROOF AND CHANGES TO FENESTRATION (JULIET WINDOW TO FIRST FLOOR AND BIFOLD DOORS TO GROUND FLOOR).

    3 Mayfield Bolton BL2 3LP

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  19. Decided19056/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY (C3) TO CHILDREN'S HOME (C2)

    57 France Street Bolton BL5 2HP

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  20. Decided19057/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER

    3 Nevy Fold Avenue Bolton BL6 6QG

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  21. Decided19058/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    91 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RF

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  22. Decided19059/24

    SITING OF NEW BOUNDARY/INTERNAL FENCING TOGETHER WITH ACCESS GATES

    Smithills Comprehensive School Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JS

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  23. Decided19060/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 12 (NO DWELLINGS OCCUPIED) AND 15 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 15341/23

    Land West Of Singleton Close Pickups Field Close Bolton

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  24. Decided19061/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 17176/23

    Land North Of Platt Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3WE

    Received 1 Oct 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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