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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
6,897Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,187 approved or refused records
979Refused applications

4,208 approved · 979 refused · 168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided19062/24

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION BUILDINGS, GATEHOUSE, STORAGE BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED STORES, COMPOUNDS AND OUTBUILDINGS

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  2. Decided19063/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (PHASING PLAN) 4 (LEMP) 5 (GROUND LEVELS) 8 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME) 10 (PHASE 2 SITE INVESTIGATION) 11 (WORKS NEAR RAILWAY BOUNDARY) 14 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) 24 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 11567/21

    Bowlands Hey Phase 5 Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2DQ

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  3. Decided19064/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (NOISE REPORT) ON APPLICATION 09160/20

    Land At St Georges Road Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  4. Decided19065/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    147 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4UT

    Received 1 Oct 2024
  5. Decided19066/24

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ROOM AND REMODELLING OF THE EXISTING LAYOUT

    8 Bryants Field Bolton BL1 5XH

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  6. Decided19068/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO RESIDENTIAL TRAINING CENTRE (CLASS C2)

    20 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1DY

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  7. Decided19069/24

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL WORKS TO FACILITATE USE AS A RESIDENTIAL TRAINING CENTRE

    20 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1DY

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  8. Decided19070/24

    PRUNING OF 2No. OAK TREES

    60 Waterslea Drive Bolton BL1 5FJ

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  9. Decided19071/24

    ERECTION OF A THREE STOREY BLOCK OF 12 APARTMENTS (C3 A)

    Land Between 30 And 50 High Street High Street Bolton

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  10. Decided19072/24

    PRUNING OF 3No. SYCAMORE TREES

    Meadow Barn Farm Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 4JJ

    Received 2 Oct 2024
  11. Decided19073/24

    ERECTION OF STEEL STAIRCASE AT REAR TO SERVE FIRST FLOOR FLAT TOGETHER WITH DORMER AT REAR TO INCREASE SIZE OF FIRST FLOOR FLAT FROM 1NO BED TO 2NO BED.

    296 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RP

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  12. Decided19075/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (NOISE DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 09223/20

    87 - 89 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  13. Decided19076/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR

    165 Ellesmere Road Bolton BL3 3JN

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  14. Decided19077/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 4.00M MAX HEIGHT; 2.75M EAVES HEIGHT)

    33 Buttermere Road Bolton BL4 0PP

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  15. Decided19078/24

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

    46 Church Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1HJ

    Received 3 Oct 2024
  16. Decided19079/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (CEMP) 3 (CARBON EMISSION REPORT) 4 ( CRIME IMPACT REPORT SECURITY MEASURES) 4 (MATERIALS SPEC) 5 (LANDSCAPE DESIGN) 9 (ACOUSTIC INSULATION DESIGN) 11 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 11963/21

    231 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2PG

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  17. Decided19080/24

    DECKING TO REAR GARDEN ALONG WITH PROTECTIVE BALUSTRADE/RAILING

    15 Sandyway Close Bolton BL5 3LW

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  18. Decided19081/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (PART IV - CONTAMINATED LAND - COMPLETION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 12840/21

    41 Meadow Close Bolton BL3 1LG

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  19. Decided19082/24

    ERECTION OF A NEW THREE STOREY 62 BEDROOM CARE CENTRE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Land South West Of Cedar Avenue Cedar Avenue Bolton BL6 6EU

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  20. Decided19083/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (LAYOUT/SOUND INSULATION) 4 (ASBESTOS SURVEY) ON APPLICATION 10636/21

    91 Catherine Street East Bolton BL6 7JZ

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  21. Decided19084/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (HIGHWAYS) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITION 6 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN (BNG)) ON APPLICATION 16502/23

    Noorul Islam Mosque Prospect Street Bolton BL1 3QH

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  22. Decided19086/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (PARTS II and III - LAND CONTAMINATION) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 13 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 11872/21

    Umbertons Farm Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BP

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  23. Deposited19088/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 21 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12229/21 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 2NO. DWELLINGS WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING

    Site Of The Former Independent Methodist Church Dicconson Lane Aspull Bolton Wigan WN2 1QD

    Received 4 Oct 2024
  24. Decided19089/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    Unit 1 Tyrers Works Canada Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7PB

    Received 4 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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