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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
6,998Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,270 approved or refused records
997Refused applications

4,273 approved · 997 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19575/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AR REAR INCLUDING ACCESS STEPS

    38 Seymour Road Bolton BL1 8PG

    Received 10 Jan 2025
  2. Decided19576/25

    CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A FIRST-FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE AND AT THE REAR, ALONG WITH FRONT ELEVATION ALTERATIONS AND THE FORMATION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE.

    133 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5EB

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  3. Decided19577/25

    PRUNING OF 1No. COPPER BEECH

    37 Albert Road Bolton BL1 5HF

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  4. Decided19578/25

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

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  5. Decided19579/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18753/24 (REQUIREMENT FOR THE ADDITION TO THE APPROVAL NOTICE DATED 14.10.2024 FOR A CONDITION OF APPROVED PLANS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTICE).

    Bolton Wanderers Football Academy Lostock Hall Farm Ox Hey Lane Bolton BL6 4BS

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  6. Decided19580/25

    ERECTION OF A 2.4M HIGH WELDMESH SECURITY FENCING TO PART OF EXTERNAL PERIMETER TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 1.8M HIGH MESH INTERNAL FENCING ADJACENT TO SCHOOL CAR PARK, MAIN ENTRANCE AND PLAYGROUND AND AN ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERNAL PEDESTRIAN GATE ON THE VICTORIA ROAD ELEVATION OF THE SCHOOL TO FACILITATE INDEPENDENT ACCESS

    St Marys Rc Primary School Victoria Road Bolton BL6 6EP

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  7. Decided19581/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (SITE REMEDIATION) AND 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 12836/21

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 13 Jan 2025
  8. Decided19582/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 18554/24

    Rumworth School Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

    Received 14 Jan 2025
  9. Decided19583/25

    PRUNING OF 9 NO. COMMON LIME, 2 NO. ITALIAN ALDER, 3 NO. ASH, 2 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 3 NO. CHERRY, 2 NO. GOAT WILLOW, 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. COMMON ALDER.

    Trinity Retail Park Springfield Bolton BL2 1HY

    Received 14 Jan 2025
  10. Decided19584/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT THE REAR, TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO THE FENESTRATION AND THE WIDENING OF THE DRIVE WITH A DROPPED KERB.

    6 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RE

    Received 14 Jan 2025
  11. Decided19585/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL (USE CLASS E) TO A SELF-CONTAINED FLAT (USE CLASS C3) AT FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF REAR DORMER.

    176 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HN

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  12. Decided19586/25

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE /PART TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION, A DETACHED GARAGE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND A NEW WINDOW TO FRONT

    12 Smethurst Lane Bolton BL3 3QE

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  13. Decided19588/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. DOWNY BIRCH

    Street Record Torrisdale Close Bolton

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  14. Decided19589/25

    CHANGE OF USE AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING VACANT INDUSTRIAL UNIT/OFFICES TO FORM 7NO. ONE BED APARTMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

    91 Catherine Street East Horwich Bolton BL6 7JZ

    Received 15 Jan 2025
  15. Decided19590/25

    DEMOLTION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH TIMBER DECKING AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

    3 Rodmell Close Bolton BL7 9DT

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  16. Decided19591/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (REFUSE AND WASTE STORAGE DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 11458/21

    28 Old Quarry Lane Bolton BL7 9EU

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  17. Decided19592/25

    ERECTION OF 1NO. CONTROL KIOSK AND ASSOCIATED BOLLARDS

    Firwood Industrial Estate Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 3TR

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  18. Decided19593/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES (E) TO HMO (C4)

    Premier House 13 Bark Street East Bolton BL1 2BQ

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  19. Decided19594/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF THE BUILDING AS 9 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS

    185 Albert Road Bolton BL4 9HZ

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  20. Decided19595/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR S191 FOR EXISTING USE OF 7 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.

    525 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AE

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  21. Decided19596/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR S191 FOR EXISTING USE OF 7 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.

    527 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AE

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  22. Decided19597/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR S191 FOR EXISTING USE OF 5 SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.

    529 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AE

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  23. Decided19598/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    270 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DT

    Received 16 Jan 2025
  24. Decided19599/25

    PART A: APPROVE FELL ASH AND SYCAMORE AND PRUNING OF ASH AND OAKPART B: REFUSE PRUNING BEECH

    90 Smithills Croft Road Bolton BL1 6NG

    Received 17 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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