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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
6,906Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,195 approved or refused records
981Refused applications

4,214 approved · 981 refused · 168 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19142/24

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

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 15 Oct 2024
  2. Decided19143/24

    SITING OF GREENHOUSE IN GARDEN

    7 Hodgkinsons Farm Bolton BL1 5ST

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  3. Decided19144/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    34 Arundel Street Bolton BL1 6RR

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  4. Decided19145/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A BALCONY TO THE REAR, DORMER TO FRONT AND REAR AND DECKING TO FRONT

    28 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DQ

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  5. Decided19147/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN), 8 (MATERIALS AND OTHER DETAILS) AND 12 (NOISE MITIGATION) ON APPLICATION 11674/21

    Bolton Union Mill Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  6. Decided19148/24

    SITING OF TWO RAPID ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE CAR PARK.

    Mcdonalds Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SX

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  7. Decided19149/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 20 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 91673/14 TO ALLOW FOR AMENDMENTS AT PLOT 1 (RE-SITING AND GLAZED LINK EXTENSION TO THE GARAGE AND AMENDMENTS TO WINDOWS AND DOORS, THE SUNKEN PATIO AND THE INTERNAL LAYOUT).

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  8. Decided19150/24

    CONTINUED USE OF FORMER OFFICE BUILDING (USE CLASS E (g)) TO A STATE FUNDED FREE SCHOOL (USE CLASS F1(a)) FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD UNTIL 31ST JUNE 2026.

    The Olive School Waterloo Street Bolton BL1 8HT

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  9. Decided19151/24

    PRUNING OF 4No. POPLAR TREES

    Street Record Kildare Street Bolton

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  10. Decided19152/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION FOR THE PRUNING OF 1No. POPLAR TREE

    The Bungalow Parsonage Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1AN

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  11. Decided19153/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 2 NO. BEECH, 2 NO. NORWAY MAPLE, 1 NO. ROWAN AND 1 NO. OAK.

    The Old Vicarage Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  12. Decided19154/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TRAINING CENTRE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF 22 No. AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS AND THE ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND PARKING

    Former Harrowby Training Centre Mill Street Bolton BL4 7BH

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  13. Decided19155/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM

    610 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6EX

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  14. Decided19156/24

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    21 Vigo Avenue Bolton BL3 3TE

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  15. Decided19157/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR.

    41 Ashby Close Bolton BL4 7TS

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  16. Decided19159/24

    ERECTION OF A CONTAINER FINISHED IN BLUE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF CANOPY FINISHED IN GOLD

    Tesco Stores Ltd Mansell Way Bolton BL6 6JS

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  17. Decided19160/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    4 Wood Fold Bolton BL7 9YF

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  18. Decided19161/24

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

    51 Queens Avenue Bolton BL7 9BL

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  19. Decided19162/24

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION 13681/22 TO AMEND HOUSE TYPES, CAR PORTS AND THE ASSOCIATED PLANS

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  20. Decided19163/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 16 (PART E - LAND CONTAMINATION) ON APPLICATION 07245/19 IN RELATION TO PHASE 1

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  21. Decided19164/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 15 (PART V - VERIFICATION REPORT - ACOUSTIC FENCE DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 09485/20

    Garnet Fold Farm 684 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3SS

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  22. Decided19165/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS - TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER) ON APPLICATION 17739/24

    EV Charger BYD 160KW Roadway Adjacent To 245 Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  23. Decided19166/24

    PRUNING OF 5 NO. BEECH

    27 Alder Grove Bolton BL7 9YL

    Received 18 Oct 2024
  24. Decided19167/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DOUBLE GARAGE AND THE ERECTION OF 1NO. 3 BED DETACHED DWELLING TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY MATCHING BRICK TOOL SHED.

    Land To The Rear Of 253 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7JL

    Received 21 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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