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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
6,916Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,201 approved or refused records
982Refused applications

4,219 approved · 982 refused · 170 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19197/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM RETAIL TO A MIXED USE AS RESTAURANT/TAKEAWAY TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF EXTRACTION FLUE TO REAR

    463 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8DB

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  2. Decided19198/24

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME TREE

    115 New Hall Lane Bolton BL1 5HQ

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  3. Decided19199/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    22 Nightingale Road Bolton BL6 5DX

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  4. Decided19200/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    76 Breightmet Drive Bolton BL2 6EH

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  5. Decided19201/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TO FORM GARAGE AND HABITABLE ROOM

    83 Hardy Mill Road Bolton BL2 4EF

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  6. Decided19202/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    38 Perseverance Close Bolton BL5 3FZ

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  7. Decided19203/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE NO.3 BEECH TREES (AMENDED and AGREED)

    1 Lakeside Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  8. Decided19204/24

    SITING OF 1NO. WALL MOUNTED SIGN

    115 Bradshaw Brow Bolton BL2 3DB

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  9. Decided19205/24

    REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION THAT ALL CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH ON APPLICATION 97199/16

    Land At Blindsill Road Farnworth Bolton

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  10. Decided19206/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (FIXED PLANT) ON APPLICATION 14448/22

    Horwich Health And Wellbeing Hub Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PY

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  11. Decided19207/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. OAK

    Ennerdale House 31 The Woodlands Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  12. Decided19208/24

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

    169 Green Meadows Bolton BL5 2BL

    Received 28 Oct 2024
  13. Decided19210/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FRONT/SIDE TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER EXTENSION, BAY WINDOW TO FRONT AND FRONT PORCH

    31 Southgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7HG

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  14. Decided19211/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH EXTENDED PATIO TO REAR

    41 Barnabys Road Bolton BL5 3NE

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  15. Decided19212/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    44 Sandalwood Bolton BL5 2RQ

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  16. Decided19213/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    175 Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4DF

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  17. Decided19214/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH PITCHED ROOF.

    8 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AT

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  18. Decided19215/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) 7 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) 8 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING) 10 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 18554/24

    Rumworth School Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  19. Decided19216/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH A DORMER EXTENSION, INSTALLATION OF A BALCONY AT THE REAR AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON PITCHED ROOF AND COVERED SEATING AREA TO REAR

    Kandersteg Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6PS

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  20. Decided19217/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON LAND WITHIN PHASE 5 OF BOWLANDS HEY

    Phase 5 Bowlands Hey Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  21. Decided19218/24

    SITING OF 1No. FASCIA SIGN TO FRONT ELEVATION

    Ground Floor 47 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1DR

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  22. Decided19219/24

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS

    9 Hodgkinsons Farm Bolton BL1 5ST

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  23. Decided19220/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 18168/24

    St Josephs RC High School Sefton Lane Bolton BL6 6HW

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  24. Decided19221/24

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO RETAIL SHOP AND CONVERSION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS TO 2NO BED FLAT TOGETHER WITH DORMER ATTIC CONVERSION AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    112 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JR

    Received 30 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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