PlanningTrack
Get started

England · Local authority

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
6,973Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,248 approved or refused records
994Refused applications

4,254 approved · 994 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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. Decided19448/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 18089/24

    Tarmac Building Materials Ltd Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  2. Decided19449/24

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

    10 Prestwood Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0HP

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  3. Decided19450/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR

    15 Stanway Avenue Bolton BL3 5AJ

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  4. Decided19451/24

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

    85 Madison Park Bolton BL5 3WA

    Received 11 Dec 2024
  5. Decided19452/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT, TWO STOREYSIDE EXTENSION AND PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND SITING OF REAR DORMER

    100 Newbrook Road Bolton BL5 1ET

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  6. Decided19453/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) INTO A CHILDRENS CAREHOME (C2)

    The Stables 241B Hindley Road Bolton BL5 2DY

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  7. Decided19454/24

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO GRANNY ANNEX TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A FRONT BAY WINDOW

    36 Bond Close Bolton BL6 5PZ

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  8. Decided19455/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION.

    79 Long Lane Bolton BL2 6EU

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  9. Decided19456/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 18554/24

    Rumworth School Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  10. Decided19457/24

    PRUNING OF 3No. HOLLY TREES, 4No. LIME TREES AND 1No. SYCAMORE TREES

    Glencoe Flats 88 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL2 1NU

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  11. Decided19458/24

    Felling OF 3No. SYCAMORE TREES AND 1No. LIME TREE

    Moor Edge Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7DB

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  12. Decided19459/24

    CHANGE OF USE FROM UCAN CENTRES INTO 2No. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS

    31 - 33 Johnson Fold Avenue Bolton BL1 5SF

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  13. Decided19460/24

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 1 (PHASING STRATEGY) ON APPLICATION 12218/21

    Land At And Adjacent Hulton Park Manchester Road Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1BH

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  14. Decided19461/24

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 12218/21 (ALTERATIONS TO THE WORDING OF CONDITION 1 TO ALLOW SUBMISSION OF PHASING PLAN AND ALTERATIONS TO CONDITIONS 13, 14, 17, 18, 28, 29, 57, 59, 70 AND 77 TO ENABLE THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED BY CONDITION TO RELATE TO AN APPLICABLE PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT / LATER PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT)

    Land At And Adjacent To Hulton Park Manchester Road Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1BH

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  15. Decided19462/24

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY

    4 Larkspur Close Bolton BL1 8UG

    Received 12 Dec 2024
  16. Decided19463/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING FRONT DORMER AND SITING OF NEW ROOF TO MATCH ADJACENT ROOF LINE

    47 - 55 Brackley Street Bolton BL4 9DS

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  17. Decided19464/24

    NOTICE OF INTENTION - PRUNING OF 1 NO. BIRCH

    6 Thorn Lea Close Bolton BL1 5BE

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  18. Decided19465/24

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

    33 Auberson Road Bolton BL3 3AU

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  19. Decided19466/24

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT WITH CANOPY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    4 Medway Drive Horwich Bolton BL6 6BZ

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  20. Decided19467/24

    ERECTION OF ROOF EXTENSION WITH INCREASED ROOF HEIGHT TO FRONT, SUBDIVISION OF EXISTING RETAIL UNITS AT GROUND FLOOR, CHANGES TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS, NEW SIGNAGE TO FRONT AND NEW ENTRANCE GATES

    Part Of 243 Highfield Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  21. Decided19468/24

    SITING OF 3 NO. BACK ILLUMINATED SIGNS AT FRONT.

    243 Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0NX

    Received 13 Dec 2024
  22. Decided19469/24

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    3 Lavender Road Bolton BL4 0DX

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  23. Decided19470/24

    DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DETACHED ANNEX TO REAR

    321 Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9TH

    Received 16 Dec 2024
  24. Decided19471/24

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND A SINGLE STOREY REAR ATTACHED GARAGE

    20 - 22 Chalfont Street Bolton BL1 8JS

    Received 16 Dec 2024

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in England

Browse all authorities