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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
6,960Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,238 approved or refused records
993Refused applications

4,245 approved · 993 refused · 174 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided19399/24

    FELLING OF 2 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1 NO. BEECH. AND PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT.

    Green Common Cottages Green Common Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BN

    Received 2 Dec 2024
  2. Decided19400/24

    FELL 1 NO. BEECH, 2 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 2 NO. OAK, 1 NO. WILLOW, 1 NO. SYCAMORE, G1A MIXED SPECIES, G2A MIXED SPECIES.PRUNE 1 NO. COPPER BEECH, G1B MIXED SPECIES, G2B MIXED SPECIES.

    Burnthwaite Cottage Old Hall Lane Bolton BL6 4LJ

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  3. Decided19401/24

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

    14 Montcliffe Georges Lane Bolton BL6 6RT

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  4. Decided19402/24

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT REAR AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF SIDE BALCONY WITH GLAZED BALUSTRADE

    12 Stoney Bank Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1SA

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  5. Decided19403/24

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ENGINEERING WORKS TO ALTER EXISTING GROUND LEVELS AND FORMATION OF TERRACED AMENITY AREA.

    Land South Of Yew Tree Lane Yew Tree Lane Bolton BL1 8TZ

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  6. Decided19404/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND BOUNDARY WALLS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    210 - 212 Albert Road Bolton BL4 9JB

    Received 3 Dec 2024
  7. Decided19405/24

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

    St Josephs Rc High School Sefton Lane Bolton BL6 6HW

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  8. Decided19406/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REAR ACCESS RAMP

    30 Daffodil Road Bolton BL4 0DW

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  9. Decided19407/24

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 15 (CAR AND MOTORCYCLE PARKING), 19 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) AND 24 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 14602/22

    Brierfields 721 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  10. Decided19408/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (DOORS AND WINDOWS SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 09862/20

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  11. Decided19409/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY AT THE SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART SINGLE STOREY/ PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    317 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2LF

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  12. Decided19410/24

    ERECTION OF 1No. DETACHED DWELLINGHOUSE

    17 Longhirst Close Bolton BL1 6NF

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  13. Decided19411/24

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    88 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3AE

    Received 4 Dec 2024
  14. Decided19412/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 12 (HIGHWAY WORKS), 13 (VEHICLE AREAS), 15 (TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS), 16 (ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS), 17 (CYCLE PARKING), 18 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS), 19 (ASHP NOISE ASSESSMENT), 21 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 14055/22

    Land At Avenue Street Bolton

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  15. Decided19413/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    77 Park Road Bolton BL1 4RQ

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  16. Decided19415/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF AN ENCLOSED PORCH WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING OPEN PORCH

    37 Coppice Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4GE

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  17. Decided19416/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION PRUNING OF 1 NO.BIRCH (ID 4639)

    1 Whowell Fold Bolton BL1 8BT

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  18. Decided19417/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SCHEME FOR SOUND INSULATION MEASURES) , 4 (CAR PARKING) AND 5 (HIGHWAY WORKS) ON APPLICATION 17183/23

    3 St Marys Avenue Bolton BL3 5QW

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  19. Decided19418/24

    ERECTION OF A CANOPY TO THE FRONT, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION

    430 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BA

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  20. Decided19419/24

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING AT REAR AND RAISED PATIO.

    14 Winifred Road Bolton BL4 0HH

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  21. Decided19420/24

    ERECTION OF FRONT SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    3 Cottingley Close Bolton BL1 7BF

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  22. Decided19421/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    16 Embleton Close Bolton BL2 5BQ

    Received 5 Dec 2024
  23. Decided19422/24

    FELLING OF 2No. ELM TREES, 2No. SYCAMORE TREES AND 1No. OAK TREE

    Ladybridge Hall 399 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DD

    Received 6 Dec 2024
  24. Decided19423/24

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (SITE REMEDIATION) ON APPLICATION 12836/21

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 6 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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