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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
7,097Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,345 approved or refused records
1,007Refused applications

4,338 approved · 1,007 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20143/25

    DEMOLITION OF TWO ENTRANCE STRUCTURES AND ERECTION OF A FRONT ENTRANCE EXTENSION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSION OF IVY MODEL HIGHER BARN AND LOWER BARN INTO ONE DWELLING

    Ivy Model Higher Barn Meadow View Bolton BL6 6GG

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  2. Decided20144/25

    ERECTION OF A SEMI-SUBTERRANEAN DETACHED GARAGE.

    Beech Cottage Smithills Croft Road Bolton BL1 6LP

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  3. Decided20145/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, TWO STOREY SIDE, FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER

    19 Lynwood Avenue Bolton BL3 2LS

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  4. Decided20147/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO CREATE CLASS E(c) BUSINESS PREMISES

    62 Market Street Bolton BL5 3AZ

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  5. Decided20148/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM A GARAGE AND 2M HIGH FENCING ALONG SIDE BOUNDARY.

    2 Darvel Close Bolton BL2 6UD

    Received 4 Apr 2025
  6. Decided20150/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 2 NO. CONIFERNOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL; 3 NO. CHERRY, 3 NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. GOAT WILLOW

    35 Threadfold Way Bolton BL7 9DN

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  7. Decided20151/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 & 3 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 18463/24 FOR THE ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE / PART TWO STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A FRONT EXTENSION TO FORM GARAGE AND PORCH

    101 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JZ

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  8. Decided20152/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 19 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 20 (CONTAMINATED MATERIALS), 32 (METHOD STATEMENT - JAPANESE KNOTWEED AND HIMALAYAN BALSAM) AND 33 (DRAINAGE - NELLIES CLOUGH BROOK CULVERT) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  9. Decided20154/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) AND 11 (TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER) ON APPLICATION 14930/22

    Jubilee Day Centre And Pool Darley Street Bolton BL1 3DX

    Received 7 Apr 2025
  10. Decided20155/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    2 Springlawns Bolton BL1 5FH

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  11. Decided20156/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (NOISE - DETAILS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE) ON APPLICATION 17137/23

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  12. Decided20158/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND TWO STOREYSIDE EXTENSION

    26 The Sheddings Bolton BL3 2JN

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  13. Decided20159/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 7 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 8 (DETAILS OF ACOUSTIC FENCE), 12 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 13 (BIODIVERSITY MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 15704/23

    Mercury Filling Station Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  14. Decided20160/25

    EXTENSION AND AMALGAMATION OF EXISTING FLOORSPACE AT 54, 55 & 56 THE LINKWAY TO CREATE A SINGLE CLASS E RETAIL UNIT WITH ANCILLARY CAFE, SUBSTATION, REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL PLANT EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH RELOCATION OF PEAK STORAGE FACILITIES, EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS

    54, 55 And 56 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  15. Decided20161/25

    SITING OF 1No. BACKLIT FACIA SIGN AND 2No. ILLUMINATED FACIA SIGNS

    54, 55 And 56 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  16. Decided20162/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR THE LAYOUT, APPEARANCE, SCALE AND LANDSCAPING OF A SECTION OF THE PROPOSED PARK AVENUE LINK ROAD BETWEEN THE A6 (BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF HULTON PARK REGISTERED PARK AND GARDEN (RPG)) AND PLATT LANE, PURSUANT TO HYBRID APPLICATION 12218/21

    Land At And Adjacent Hulton Park Manchester Road Over Hulton Bolton BL5 1BH

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  17. Decided20163/25

    ERECTION OF A USE CLASS E FOODSTORE WITH NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS / EGRESS TO DE HAVILLAND WAY, NEW INTERNAL VEHICULAR ACCESS ROAD, CAR PARKING, SERVICING AREA, AND HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING; ALONGSIDE PART DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING ANNEX AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT BUILDING ELEVATION AND CAR PARKING PROVISION

    Paragon Business Park Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HG

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  18. Decided20164/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    36 Conningsby Close Bolton BL7 9NY

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  19. Decided20165/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    34 Conningsby Close Bolton BL7 9NY

    Received 8 Apr 2025
  20. Decided20166/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PREMISES AS A PRIVATE HIRE BUSINESS

    34 Peveril Street Bolton BL3 3LR

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  21. Decided20167/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 10336/21 (ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL WINDOWS)

    Higher Critchley Fold Farm Longworth Road Bolton BL7 9PU

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  22. Decided20168/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO A MIXED USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE AND THE PREPARATION, DELIVERY AND SALE OF FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES (SUI GENERIS)

    91 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JP

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  23. Decided20169/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH, 2 NO.LIME, 4 NO. CHESTNUTS

    Lever House Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 9 Apr 2025
  24. Decided20170/25

    DISPLAY OF 13NO FASCIA SIGNS AT FRONT AND SIDE

    16 - 20 Longcauseway Bolton BL4 9BD

    Received 9 Apr 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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