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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
6,954Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,233 approved or refused records
993Refused applications

4,240 approved · 993 refused · 174 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19374/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17

    6 Clarebank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  2. Decided19376/24

    RELPACEMENT OF EXISTING 48 SHEET ADVERT WITH DIGITAL POSTER ON SIDE ELEVATION

    Gable Site 0008 01 21 Higher Market Street Bolton BL4 8HQ

    Received 26 Nov 2024
  3. Decided19377/24

    INSTALLATION OF A WINDOW ON THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE SECOND FLOOR

    5 Lea Gate Bolton BL2 3ET

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  4. Decided19378/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY BUILDING FOR HYDRO FACILITIES IN THE GARDEN.

    18 Stapleton Avenue Bolton BL1 5ES

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  5. Decided19379/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION) ON APPLICATION 16548/23

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  6. Decided19380/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A LOFT CONVERSION INTO A HABITABLE ROOM AND A DORMER TO THE REAR WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING TO THE REAR

    704 Crompton Way Bolton BL1 8TJ

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  7. Deposited19381/24

    ERECTION OF 6 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND 1NO. DETACHED DWELLING TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND PARKING

    Design Street Bolton BL3 4EL

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  8. Decided19382/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 11855/21

    Woodlands Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6RE

    Received 27 Nov 2024
  9. Decided19383/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 17804/24

    Land Adjacent To 105 Higher Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2HJ

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  10. Decided19384/24

    REMOVAL OF GARDEN WALL AND ERECTION OF DRIVEWAY AT THE FRONT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF A LOWERED KERB.

    50 Waverley Road Bolton BL1 6NW

    Received 28 Nov 2024
  11. Decided19385/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF LAND AS A PRIVATE HIRE/ TAXI BASE FOR VEHICLES.

    Unit 1 Bank Street Bolton BL4 7PA

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  12. Decided19386/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY AT FRONT AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE STOREY/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH DORMER.

    1 Westbourne Avenue Bolton BL3 2JZ

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  13. Decided19387/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 26 (L.E.A.P) ON APPLICATION 06410/19

    Land At Bowlands Hey (Phase 2) Bowlands Hey Bolton BL5 3FU

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  14. Decided19388/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT DETAILS WITH THE GOLF COURSE TO THE REAR OF PLOTS 1 AND 40-48) ON APPLICATION 11567/21

    Bowlands Hey (Phase 5) Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2DQ

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  15. Decided19389/24

    SITING OF NEW FENCING TO REPLACE EXISTING

    St Bernards Rc Primary School Wendover Drive Bolton BL3 4RX

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  16. Decided19390/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL SHOP INTO MIXED USE AS RETAIL AND DWELLING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND DORMER TO THE REAR

    40C Albert Road Bolton BL4 7BB

    Received 29 Nov 2024
  17. Decided19391/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17

    7 Clarebank Bolton BL1 5AF

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  18. Decided19392/24

    ERECTION OF FIRST-FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND ALTERATION FROM FLAT-ROOF TO PITCHED ROOF

    1130 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SQ

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  19. Decided19393/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (PART IV) (VERIFICATION REPORT) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 04875/18

    Land At Former Brackley Golf Course Caddie Road Bolton

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  20. Decided19394/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    2 Berne Avenue Bolton BL6 7QZ

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  21. Decided19395/24

    FELLING OF 1No. SYCAMORE TREE

    139 Markland Hill Bolton BL1 5EJ

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  22. Decided19396/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR.

    10 Rigby Court Bolton BL3 6QY

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  23. Decided19397/24

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF FENCE TO THE FRONT OF PROPERTY

    2 The Hoskers Bolton BL5 2DW

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  24. Decided19398/24

    PARTIAL RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ALTERATION TO BOUNDARY CURTILAGE AND INSTALLATION OF FENCING ALONG ALTERED BOUNDARY, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    52 Ladymeadow Close Bolton BL1 8UW

    Received 2 Dec 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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