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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
7,086Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,336 approved or refused records
1,005Refused applications

4,331 approved · 1,005 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20058/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE

    60 Shoreswood Bolton BL1 7DD

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  2. Decided20059/25

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF ASPHALT WITH LEAD IN THE GUTTERS

    Bolton School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PB

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  3. Decided20060/25

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

    13 Corrie Crescent Bolton BL4 8RP

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  4. Decided20061/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 8 (METHOD STATEMENT - PROTECTED SPECIES) AND 12 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 18993/24

    Marklands Farm Grimeford Lane Bolton BL6 5LD

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  5. Decided20062/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 19235/24 (PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SOLAR PANELS AND EV CHARGING POINTS)

    Kearsley Mill Crompton Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1RH

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  6. Decided20063/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM RESTAURANT TO 2NO. RETAIL UNITS AND 1NO. APARTMENT TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR CHANGE OF USE FROM LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO 3NO. APARTMENTS

    Sottovento 69 Worsley Road Bolton BL4 9LU

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  7. Decided20064/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING

    Land West Of Old Kiln Lane Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL6 4LJ

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  8. Decided20065/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PART 3) (NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN - COMPLETION REPORT) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (CYCLE STORAGE) AND 9 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 19368/24

    2 Broadgate Bolton BL3 4PZ

    Received 25 Mar 2025
  9. Decided20067/25

    REMOVAL OF CONDITION 12 (PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS) ON APPLICATION 02278/17

    Hillcroft Dark Lane Bolton BL6 5JL

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  10. Decided20068/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS), 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (BAT SURVEY), 6 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 7 (BIRD AND BAT BRICKS) AND 8 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 14816/22

    Land At Avenue Street Bolton BL1 3AW

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  11. Decided20070/25

    RETENTION OF EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION.

    107 Bridge Street Bolton BL4 7RS

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  12. Decided20071/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO A SEVEN BED HMO (SUI GENERIS)

    163 Park Road Bolton BL1 4RG

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  13. Decided20072/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    121 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DX

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  14. Decided20073/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.91M EAVES HEIGHT)

    45 Victoria Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5ND

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  15. Decided20074/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK.

    11 Silver Birch Close Bolton BL6 4GF

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  16. Decided20075/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME

    22 Somerdale Avenue Bolton BL1 5HS

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  17. Decided20076/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 17 (TIMING OF THE SUBMISSION OF SERVICING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY) ON APPLICATION 17406/23

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  18. Decided20077/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM GARAGE INTO DWELLING

    Garage To Land To The Rear Of Barrow Bridge Chimney Barrowbridge Road/ Smithills Croft Road Junction Barrow Bridge Bolton Smithills BL1 7NL

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  19. Decided20078/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    474 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RS

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  20. Decided20079/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    11 Birkenhills Drive Bolton BL3 4TX

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  21. Decided20081/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    29 Down Green Road Bolton BL2 3QD

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  22. Decided20082/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING OFFICES (E) TO A DWELLINGHOUSE (C3)

    107D Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JX

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  23. Decided20083/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SCHEME FOR SOUND INSULATION MEASURES) ON 17183/23

    3 St Marys Avenue Bolton BL3 5QW

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  24. Decided20084/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM AND ALTERATIONS TO WINDOWS

    11 The Crescent Bolton BL2 4EH

    Received 27 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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