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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
7,065Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,320 approved or refused records
1,004Refused applications

4,316 approved · 1,004 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided19983/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR

    1 Fewston Close Bolton BL1 7BJ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  2. Decided19984/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    16 - 18 Waters Nook Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3HD

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  3. Decided19985/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 21 (PARTS II AND III) (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE - CREAMS MILL AND MYTHAM ROAD) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Bolton

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  4. Decided19986/25

    ERECTION OF PORCH AND CANOPY AT FRONT

    53 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  5. Decided19987/25

    ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR INCLUDING PART DEMOLITION AND ALTERATIONS TO CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    2 Whiteoak View Bolton BL3 1ST

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  6. Decided19988/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR

    4 Aspen Close Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3UN

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  7. Decided19989/25

    RETENTION OF FRONT PORCH

    188 Freshfield Avenue Bolton BL3 3HL

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  8. Decided19990/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND RAISED PATIO TO REAR

    22 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RE

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  9. Decided19991/25

    FELLING OFF 1 NO. ASH.

    Morada Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LB

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  10. Decided19992/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO CHILDREN CARE HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 6NO. CHILDREN

    285 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BR

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  11. Decided19993/25

    PRUNING OF 1No. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1No. ASH TREE

    65 Hollins Drive Bolton BL2 1DH

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  12. Decided19994/25

    ALTERATIONS TO BUILDING FACADE

    Gospel Hall 225 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AJ

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  13. Decided19995/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR TOGETHER WITH PORCH AT FRONT

    5 Great Marld Close Bolton BL1 5RZ

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  14. Decided19996/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 4 TREES - 3 NO. BEECH TREE (TREES A, B AND C) AND 1 NO. OAK (TREE F).

    7 Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  15. Decided19997/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS), 4 (MATERIALS) AND 5 (DOORS AND WINDOWS SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 13895/22

    3 Burnthwaite Hall Drive Bolton BL6 4GU

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  16. Decided19998/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR

    46 Starcliffe Street Bolton BL3 2PU

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  17. Decided19999/25

    ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AT REAR TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING WORKS

    35 Thorn Street Bolton BL1 8LA

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  18. Decided20000/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM OFFICES TO 1No. DWELLING

    First Floor 327 - 329 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 3PF

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  19. Decided20001/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS) ON APPLICATION 04875/18

    Land At Former Brackley Golf Course Caddie Road Bolton

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  20. Decided20002/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (PROTECTED SPECIES), 6 (INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES SURVEY), 7 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 8 (EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND LEVELS) AND 13 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 16197/23

    Land North Of Park Road Park Road Bolton

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  21. Decided20003/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    60 Medway Drive Bolton BL4 8PJ

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  22. Decided20004/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR:PART A: DORMER TO REARPART B: SINGLE STOREY PORCH EXTENSION

    26 Taywood Road Bolton BL3 4SJ

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  23. Decided20005/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.50M; MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    26 Taywood Road Bolton BL3 4SJ

    Received 20 Mar 2025
  24. Decided20006/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR:PART A: DORMER TO REARPART B: SINGLE STOREY PORCH EXTENSION

    24 Taywood Road Bolton BL3 4SJ

    Received 20 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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