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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
7,063Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,318 approved or refused records
1,003Refused applications

4,315 approved · 1,003 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided19953/25

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND A NEW WINDOW WITHIN GABLE WALL

    2 Stanway Close Bolton BL3 5AU

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  2. Decided19954/25

    INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT FREESTANDING CONTAINER FOR HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY, FINISHED IN DARK BLUE, WITH AN ATTACHED CANOPY FINISHED IN GOLD.

    Tesco Stores Ltd Mansell Way Bolton BL6 6JS

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  3. Decided19955/25

    INSTALLATION OF A CLIMBABLE MONOPOLE WITH CIRCULAR HEADFRAME WITH AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 20M TO CARRY 6NO. ANTENNA APERTURES & 4NO. DISHES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT AND WORKS INCLUDING 4NO. BASE CABINETS AND A 2.4M BOUNDARY FENCE

    Farnworth Social Circle Cricket Club 166 Piggott Street Bolton BL4 9QJ

    Received 12 Mar 2025
  4. Decided19956/25

    DEMOLISH EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND GARDEN STORE TOGETHER WITH DROPPED KERB

    1 Colchester Drive Bolton BL4 0LU

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  5. Decided19957/25

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

    15 Rainshaw Street Bolton BL1 8QY

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  6. Decided19958/25

    CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION, FEATURING A PITCHED ROOF, SKYLIGHTS, AND FITTING OF BI-FOLD DOORS AT THE REAR.

    68 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4PR

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  7. Decided19959/25

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH A NEW TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    28 Luton Street Bolton BL3 2QU

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  8. Decided19960/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO:- PRUNING OF G1 LELANDII.

    The Oaks Old Rake Bolton BL6 6SA

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  9. Decided19961/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ENTRANCE PORCH AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF A NEW ENTRANCE PORCH AND NEW REAR ACCESS TO GARDEN AREA AND CHANGES TO FENESTRATION.

    78 Ainse Road Bolton BL6 5HA

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  10. Decided19962/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SIGNAGE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 18150/24

    Cotton Tree Hotel 15 Prince Street Bolton BL1 2NP

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  11. Decided19964/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    1 Regent Drive Bolton BL6 4DH

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  12. Decided19965/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM C4 5NO BED HMO TO SUI GENERIS 7NO BED HMO TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    7 Mayfield Avenue Bolton BL3 2PE

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  13. Decided19966/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PART A FELL 1 NO. CYPRESS. PART B PRUNE 1 NO. BEECH.

    Brackenburn Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6AX

    Received 13 Mar 2025
  14. Decided19968/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (JAPANESE KNOTWEED) AND PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 17287/23

    White Horse 259 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3ED

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  15. Deposited19969/25

    PART A - FELL 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. MAPLE, 1 NO. SYCAMORE. PART B - PRUNE 2 NO. SYCAMORE.

    14 Stokesby Gardens Bolton BL6 4QS

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  16. Decided19970/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND ERECTION OF REAR GARDEN ROOM

    80 Platt Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 4JU

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  17. Decided19971/25

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

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  18. Decided19972/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PROPERTY AS AN AESTHETICS CLINIC AND PROVISION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT

    114 Winter Hey Lane Bolton BL6 7PJ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  19. Decided19973/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT, PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION INTO A HABITABLE ROOM WITH DORMER AT REAR.

    704 Crompton Way Bolton BL1 8TJ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  20. Decided19974/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND REPLACEMENT WITH A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO SIDE.

    31 Ranworth Close Bolton BL1 7RL

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  21. Decided19975/25

    ERECTION OF EXTERNAL STEEL FIRE ESCAPE FROM FIRST FLOOR TO GROUND FLOOR AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH NEW ACCESS GATE AT SIDE INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION

    Red Lion Hotel 101 Church Street Bolton BL6 5EF

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  22. Registered19979/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF PART GROUND FLOOR, FULL FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 5NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS.

    55 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1DR

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  23. Decided19980/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF UNITS 42 AND 43 FROM INDUSTRIAL UNITS (CLASS B2/B8) TO 1No. EVENTS VENUE (SUI GENERIS), TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW FRONTAGE, CANOPY AND ACCESS RAMPS

    Halliwell Industrial Estate Rossini Street Bolton BL1 8DL

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  24. Decided19981/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 7 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 18292/24

    Land Adjacent To Unit 1 68 Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL

    Received 17 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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