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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
6,990Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,262 approved or refused records
996Refused applications

4,266 approved · 996 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19550/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND GARAGE TO THE SIDE WITH HIP TO GABLE ROOF CONVERSION

    60 Fall Birch Road Bolton BL6 4LG

    Received 6 Jan 2025
  2. Decided19551/25

    PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO CREATE A NEW OPEN-PLAN LIVING SPACE.

    7 Birtenshaw Crescent Bolton BL7 9LX

    Received 6 Jan 2025
  3. Decided19552/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY ERECTION AT REAR.

    56 St Augustine Street Bolton BL1 3JG

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  4. Decided19553/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    121 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4UH

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  5. Decided19554/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (MATERIALS) AND 5 (DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF WINDOWS, DOORS, BALCONY AND ELECTRIC CABLING TO ENTRANCE GATES) ON APPLICATION 16744/23

    Park House Laurel Street Bolton BL1 4RB

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  6. Decided19555/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND CANOPY.

    2 Cobham Avenue Bolton BL3 3DY

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  7. Decided19556/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR ( 5.00M LONG; 2.80M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    51 Heywood Park View Bolton BL3 6RL

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  8. Decided19557/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH BALCONY AT REAR

    28 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DQ

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  9. Decided19558/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 18499/24

    123 - 125 Church Street Bolton BL6 7BR

    Received 7 Jan 2025
  10. Decided19559/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL BYRE TO DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ACCESS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Howarth Fold Farm Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PP

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  11. Decided19560/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 15405/23

    Birtenshaw Farm Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AB

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  12. Decided19561/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Vale Farm Cottage Vale Avenue Bolton BL6 5RG

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  13. Decided19562/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.78M MAX HEIGHT; 2.77M EAVES HEIGHT)

    29 Leonard Street Bolton BL3 3AP

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  14. Decided19564/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE TO RETAIL UNIT ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH SELF CONTAINED FLAT ABOVE TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO THE FRONT ELEVATION AND ROOF AND ERECTION OF EXTENSION AND BALCONY TO REAR.

    211 - 213 New Street Bolton BL6 5AT

    Received 8 Jan 2025
  15. Decided19565/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.50M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    18 Glenburn Street Bolton BL3 3DZ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  16. Decided19566/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    20 Glenburn Street Bolton BL3 3DZ

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  17. Decided19567/25

    RETENTION OF EXTERNAL INSULATION WITH RENDER AND CLADDING TO EXTERNAL WALLS AT FRONT AND REAR.

    5 Colmore Street Bolton BL2 3AN

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  18. Decided19568/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR AN EXISTING REPLACEMENT BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.

    The Bungalow Moss Lane Bolton BL4 8SE

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  19. Decided19569/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PVS

    Aldi Stores Limited 29 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3DG

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  20. Decided19570/25

    INSTALLATION OF GROUND-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SOLAR PANELS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Seddon Construction Ltd Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LR

    Received 9 Jan 2025
  21. Decided19571/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (LAND CONTAMINATION) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (COAL MINING LEGACY) ON APPLICATION 15249/23

    Land To The Rear Of 12 Halshaw Lane Bolton BL4 8DD

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  22. Decided19572/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (NOISE - DETAILS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE) ON APPLICATION 17137/23 IN RELATION TO BLOCKS 01 AND 02.

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  23. Decided19573/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (PART 4 - VERIFICATION REPORT - COAL MINING LEGACY) ON APPLICATION 13374/22

    Tarmac Building Materials Ltd Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  24. Decided19574/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (PUBLIC REALM AND LANDSCAPE - DETAIL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT) ON APPLICATION 12865/21

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 10 Jan 2025

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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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