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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
7,022Searchable applications
55Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,287 approved or refused records
999Refused applications

4,288 approved · 999 refused · 178 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided19712/25

    SITING OF 46No. CONTAINERS AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Land East Of Stoneclough Road And Bolton Road Junction Stoneclough Road Bolton BL4 8EL

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  2. Decided19713/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (AIR QUALITY) AND 12 (NOISE) ON APPLICATION 18454/24

    Land South West Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BZ

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  3. Decided19714/25

    CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED GARDEN ROOM TO A GRANNY ANNEX.

    Gwalia 104 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DE

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  4. Decided19715/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 21 (HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN (HMP)) ON APPLICATION 17974/24

    Land Off Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AA

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  5. Decided19716/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    24 Peterborough Walk Bolton BL1 2JJ

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  6. Decided19717/25

    AMENDMENT TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SCHEME 18418/24 CHANGE OF USE FROM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) TO FORM 2NO. ONE BED FLAT AND 1NO. STUDIO FLAT TO INCLUDE THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING BASEMENT TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM AND ALTERATIONS TO FRONT FENESTRATION TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SECOND STOREY REAR DORMER

    171 Park Road Bolton BL1 4RG

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  7. Decided19719/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (ON-SITE SWALLOW/SWIFT/SPARROW AND BAT BOX/NESTING FACILITIES) ON APPLICATION 19036/24

    Roof Top Barn Wingates Lane Bolton BL5 3LT

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  8. Decided19720/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) ON 15492/23

    The Oaks Old Rake Bolton BL6 6SA

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  9. Decided19722/25

    DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED SHED, TOGETHER WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY, AND THE ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    6 Hargreaves Street Bolton BL1 3PD

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  10. Decided19723/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A DORMER AT REAR .

    249 Starkie Road Bolton BL2 2EJ

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  11. Decided19724/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF MIXED USE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND STORAGE UNITS (CLASS B2/B8) WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY, WITH INTERNAL ROAD LAYOUT TO REMAIN RESERVED)

    Land South West Of Moss Lane Moss Lane Bolton

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  12. Decided19725/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.80M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    12 Cundey Street Bolton BL1 3BT

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  13. Decided19726/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 11855/21

    Woodlands Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6RE

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  14. Decided19728/25

    CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED ROOF ALTERATIONS.

    37 France Street Bolton BL5 2HP

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  15. Decided19729/25

    ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING FOR STORAGE PURPOSES AT PLOT 2

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  16. Decided19730/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 6 BED HMO INTO A 7 BED HMO

    95 Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JY

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  17. Decided19731/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    5 Glentrool Mews Bolton BL1 5JH

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  18. Decided19732/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION.

    62 Tong Road Bolton BL3 1QG

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  19. Decided19733/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE/REAR.

    46 Barcroft Road Bolton BL1 6JA

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  20. Decided19734/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF VALMONT 20M HIGH PHASE 7 MK2 STREETWORKS POLE ON ROOT FOUNDATION, 2NO. GPS NODES, 9NO. APERTURES, 2NO. 600MM? DISHES, 6 NO. CABINETS AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS

    Harrowby Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7DF

    Received 7 Feb 2025
  21. Decided19735/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF EXISTING GARAGE AS A HOME SALON

    12 Windover Close Bolton BL5 1HR

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  22. Decided19736/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PART A - FELLING OF 5 NO. ASH, 1 NO. ELM. PART B - PRUNING OF 1 NO. MAPLE, 1 GROUP OF CHERRY TREES.

    Morada Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LB

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  23. Decided19737/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Gowanlea 3 Garthmere Road Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9GT

    Received 10 Feb 2025
  24. Decided19738/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING TO CREATE GARDEN STORE AND ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE.

    Ousel Nest Gate House Grange Road Bolton BL7 9AX

    Received 10 Feb 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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