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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
7,002Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,272 approved or refused records
997Refused applications

4,275 approved · 997 refused · 178 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19600/25

    FELLING OF 2 NO. ASH, PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. BEECH.

    65 Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7ND

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  2. Decided19601/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    2 Grierson Street Bolton BL1 8EP

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  3. Decided19602/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE OF CHILDREN'S CLIMBING FRAME

    The Grey Man 88 - 90 Hindley Road Bolton BL5 2JS

    Received 17 Jan 2025
  4. Decided19603/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF OFFICE TO A SELF CONTAINED FLAT

    172 Campbell Street Bolton BL4 7HW

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  5. Decided19604/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    7 Saltwood Grove Bolton BL1 2JB

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  6. Decided19606/25

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

    114 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3AT

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  7. Decided19607/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, DEMOLITION OF GARAGE AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH ROOF ALTERATION AND CANOPY.

    6 New Briggs Fold Bolton BL7 9UL

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  8. Decided19608/25

    ERECTION OF CANTILEVER AND PALETTE RACKING TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE TOGETHER WITH THE ADDITION OF A-FRAME RACKING WITH NEW CONCRETE BASE AND HYPERCAGES TO THE WEST OF THE SITE.

    Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BB

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  9. Decided19609/25

    ERECTION OF A GARAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING

    Pembroke Princess Road Bolton BL6 4DS

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  10. Decided19610/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY TEACHING BUILDING TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, ACCESS RAMP AND HARD SURFACING FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING GAS HOUSE

    Ladybridge High School New York Bolton BL3 4NG

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  11. Decided19611/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    93 New Heys Way Bolton BL2 4AG

    Received 20 Jan 2025
  12. Decided19612/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT) ON APPLICATION 16623/23

    Lostock Dene High Bank Lane Bolton BL6 4DT

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  13. Decided19613/25

    INSTALLATION OF VEHICULAR SLIDING GATE TO REYNOLDS CLOSE ELEVATION

    The Arches 5 Firs Road Bolton BL5 1EZ

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  14. Decided19614/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR

    70 Hibernia Street Bolton BL3 5PG

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  15. Decided19615/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF 1NO. 4.BED DWELLING HOUSE

    377 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6DT

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  16. Decided19616/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM ONE DWELLING TO TWO DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE DROPPING OF KERB AND SITING OF DRIVEWAY

    9 Cambria Square Bolton BL3 4DF

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  17. Decided19617/25

    ERECTION OF GARAGE AT THE REAR.

    Grey Gables Hostel 186 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PF

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  18. Decided19618/25

    INSTALLATION OF 2NO. DORMERS AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS AND WINDOW AT GABLE

    188 Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4DD

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  19. Decided19619/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 2.85M MAX HEIGHT; 2.65M EAVES HEIGHT)

    43 The Sheddings Bolton BL3 2JN

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  20. Decided19620/25

    AMENDMENT TO APPROVED APPLICATION 18476/24 TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE REPLACING CAR PORT.

    95 Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4HR

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  21. Decided19621/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM A C3 DWELLINGHOUSE TO A C4 6NO. BED HMO

    102 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3AE

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  22. Decided19623/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (PARTS 2, 3 AND 4 - LAND CONTAMINATION) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN) ON APPLICATION 11852/21

    Green Common Cottages Green Common Lane Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  23. Decided19624/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    25 Alder Grove Bolton BL7 9YL

    Received 21 Jan 2025
  24. Decided19625/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO SYCAMORE

    Southlands Withins Lane Bolton BL2 5DZ

    Received 21 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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