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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
7,057Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,312 approved or refused records
1,002Refused applications

4,310 approved · 1,002 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided19901/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH REAR DORMER ATTIC CONVERSION AND RAISING OF ROOF HEIGHT

    26A Bradford Park Drive Bolton BL2 1PA

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  2. Decided19902/25

    FELLING OF 11No. ASH TREES, 1No. ELM TREE AND 1No. HORSE CHESTNUT TREE

    Street Record Beaumont Court Bolton

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  3. Decided19903/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 17176/23

    Land North Of Platt Lane East Of Park Road & South Of Chequerbent Roundabout Platt Lane Bolton BL5 3WE

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  4. Decided19904/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 22No. DWELLING HOUSES (ALL MATTERS RESERVED)

    Lever Arms 3 Top O Th Lane Bolton BL3 1SS

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  5. Decided19905/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (JAPANESE KNOTWEED), 9 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 12 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 15705/23

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  6. Decided19906/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION ,PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH REPOSITIONING OF FRONT DOOR , FRONT CANOPY AND RENDERING OF THE FIRST FLOOR.

    4 Broom Way Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3TZ

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  7. Decided19907/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 (NO MORE THAN 8 PERSONS SHALL RESIDE AT THE PREMISES AT ANY TIME) AND CONDITION 4 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 06445/19 (FOR THE RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS TO A HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPATION) TO ALLOW AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT AND ONE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM.

    56 - 58 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EG

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  8. Decided19908/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TO CREATE A GARAGE, TOGETHER WITH A PARTIAL CONVERSION TO CREATE LIVING SPACE, REMOVAL OF THE CHIMNEY, AND REINSTATEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE.

    13 Grange Park Road Bolton BL7 9YA

    Received 4 Mar 2025
  9. Decided19910/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH EXISTING HIPPED ROOF MADE INTO GABLE, INTERNAL ALTERATIONS WITH INSTALLATION OF SKYLIGHT AND ADDITIONAL WINDOWS TO REAR ELEVATION.

    5 Great Stones Close Bolton BL7 9UY

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  10. Decided19911/25

    ERECTION OF A NEW BOUNDARY WALL, TOGETHER WITH A PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE GATE

    220 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AA

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  11. Decided19912/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    8 Stoneleigh Drive Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1HA

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  12. Decided19913/25

    PART A; FELLING OF 1No. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1No. SYCAMORE TREEPART B; PRUNING OF 2No. LIME TREES, 3No. SYCAMORE TREES, 1 HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1No. OAK TREE

    Hollybank High Bank Lane Bolton BL6 4DT

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  13. Decided19914/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. HOLLY

    44 Sherbourne Road Bolton BL1 5NW

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  14. Decided19915/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH RAISE OF ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT AND ALTERATION TO SIDE ELEVATIONS.

    160 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RR

    Received 5 Mar 2025
  15. Decided19916/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    16 Gorsey Hey Bolton BL5 2AH

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  16. Decided19917/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES), 7 (LEVELS), 12 (COAL MINING LEGACY) AND 13 (COAL MINING LEGACY) ON APPLICATION 16653/23

    Hoskers Nook Farm Eatock Way Bolton BL5 2RB

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  17. Decided19919/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S102) FOR THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW PURPOSE BUILT GARAGE AND STORAGE BUILDING

    115 Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9AW

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  18. Decided19921/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (LANDSCAPE PLAN AND TREE REPLACEMENT) AND 12 (ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT) ON APPLICATION 15196/22

    Ladywood School Masefield Road Bolton BL3 1NG

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  19. Decided19922/25

    RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING OUTBUILDING.

    14 The Hamlet Bolton BL6 4QT

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  20. Decided19923/25

    PART A; FELLING OF 2No. HORSE CHESTNUT TREES PART B; PRUNING OF 1No. HORSE CHESTNUT TREES

    1 Stonehouse Bolton BL7 9NB

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  21. Decided19924/25

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DORMER EXTENSION.

    Hillcroft Dark Lane Bolton BL6 5JL

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  22. Decided19926/25

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE

    199 Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9UZ

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  23. Decided19927/25

    ERECTION OF DORMER EXTENSION AT THE FRONT.

    123 Rutherford Drive Bolton BL5 1DW

    Received 7 Mar 2025
  24. Decided19928/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF PITCHED ROOF TO THE EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY FLAT-ROOFED REAR EXTENSION.

    6 White Horse Close Bolton BL6 7DQ

    Received 7 Mar 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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