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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
6,932Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,215 approved or refused records
987Refused applications

4,228 approved · 987 refused · 171 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19248/24

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 2.94M MAX HEIGHT; 2.85M EAVES HEIGHT)

    84 Oxford Grove Bolton BL1 3AX

    Received 5 Nov 2024
  2. Decided19249/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (JAPANESE KNOTWEED), 8 (SUSTAINABLE SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME), 9 (LAND CONTAMINATION) 10 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) 11 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) AND 12 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 15705/23

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  3. Decided19250/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION

    330 Bridgeman Street Bolton BL3 6SJ

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  4. Decided19251/24

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH PORCH AT FRONT AND RE-RENDERING OF FRONT ELEVATION

    415 Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3JS

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  5. Decided19252/24

    PRUNING OF 4No. SYCAMORE TREES

    30 Smithills Drive Bolton BL1 5RB

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  6. Decided19253/24

    PRUNING OF 1NO. LIME

    4 Penny Lane Bolton BL1 6JG

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  7. Decided19254/24

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH

    19 The Parklands Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1QB

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  8. Decided19255/24

    ERECTION OF A DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT (USE CLASS E / SUI GENERIS) WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, SERVICING, CAR PARKING, HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Land At Cutacre Way Cutacre Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  9. Decided19256/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF DORMERS AT FRONT AND REAR

    120 Aintree Road Little Lever Bolton BL3 1ER

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  10. Decided19257/24

    FELLING OF 1NO. ASH

    44 Conningsby Close Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9NY

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  11. Decided19258/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM NHS BUILDING (CLASS E) TO SINGLE DWELLING HOUSE (CLASS C3) INCLUDING ALTERATION TO BAY WINDOW AND ERECTION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL

    103 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5QF

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  12. Decided19259/24

    EXTERNAL REPAIRS TO FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS

    Westhoughton Library Library Street Bolton BL5 3AT

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  13. Decided19260/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE ABOVE EXISTING GARAGE

    43 Saxby Avenue Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9NX

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  14. Decided19261/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    17 Worcester Street Bolton BL1 3NH

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  15. Decided19262/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO 2No. APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    21 Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NW

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  16. Decided19263/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A GARAGE TO A DWELLING HOUSE

    Garage To Land To Rear Of Barrow Bridge Chimney Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NL

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  17. Decided19264/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    7 Dryburgh Avenue Bolton BL1 6PA

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  18. Decided19265/24

    SITING OF 2NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED MACHINE SIGNS

    1 - 3 Victoria Square Bolton BL1 1RJ

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  19. Decided19266/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. HEAT PUMPS FOR APPROVED 2 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS.

    BOWSTONE HOUSE AND BOWSTONE LODGE Bowstone Hill Road Bolton BL2 4LS

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  20. Decided19267/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURE TO RIDING ARENA FOR PRIVATE USE

    Bolton Fold Farm Old Lane Bolton BL6 6QL

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  21. Decided19268/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (PARTS 3 & 4) (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 10718/21

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  22. Decided19269/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT SIDE AND REAR.

    76 Central Avenue Bolton BL4 0BA

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  23. Decided19270/24

    ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING GARDEN INCLUDING REMOVAL OF DECKING AND REINSTATEMENT OF PREVIOUS GROUND LEVELS, INSTALLATION OF PATIO AND ARTIFICIAL TURF AND RETENTION OF RAISED WALKWAY TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF GLASS BALUSTRADE, RAMP AND STEPS TO REAR GARDEN AND K-RENDED PLANTERS.

    103 Templecombe Drive Bolton BL1 7TD

    Received 8 Nov 2024
  24. Decided19271/24

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH

    141 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JZ

    Received 8 Nov 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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