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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
7,110Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,355 approved or refused records
1,007Refused applications

4,348 approved · 1,007 refused · 183 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20233/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (CONTAMINATION - REMEDIATION) ON APPLICATION 96670/16 IN RELATION TO PLOTS 33, 34, 94, 95 AND 117

    Rivington Grange Former Bolton Community College Victoria Road Bolton BL6 6EA

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  2. Decided20234/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE TO 2. NO FLATS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR ABOVE EXISTING HAIR SALON.

    224 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5NP

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  3. Decided20238/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.72M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    14 Pansy Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0EU

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  4. Decided20239/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPEAL APP/N2405/C/20/3262166

    523 & 525 Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LB

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  5. Decided20240/25

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND SIDE.

    Bryants Farm Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JN

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  6. Decided20241/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING OFFICES (CLASS E) INTO (CLASS C3), 2NO. SELF CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL FLATS.

    Premier House 13 Bark Street East Bolton BL1 2BQ

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  7. Decided20242/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AT THE FRONT, CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE TO A HABITABLE ROOM WITH A PITCHED ROOF, TOGETHER WITH THE RAISING OF THE GARAGE WALL AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AT THE REAR WITH THE FORMATION OF A BALCONY.

    43 New Court Drive Bolton BL7 9XA

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  8. Decided20244/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF BUILDING FROM A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE (CLASS F2) TO A PLACE OF WORSHIP (CLASS F1)

    61 Northfield Street Bolton BL3 5JH

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  9. Decided20245/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE EXTENSION AT REAR

    42 Horeb Street Bolton BL3 6LG

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  10. Decided20246/25

    SITING OF 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN, 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN, 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ATM COLLAR, 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED LOZENGE SIZE ABOVE MAIN ENTRANCE AND BRANCH NAME PLATE

    9 Hotel Street Bolton BL1 1DB

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  11. Decided20247/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT/ SIDE & REAR EXTENSIONS

    11 Rawlyn Road Bolton BL1 5RQ

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  12. Decided20248/25

    NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE PRUNING OF 1No. WILLOW TREE

    4 Oaklands Bolton BL1 5DZ

    Received 25 Apr 2025
  13. Decided20254/25

    PRUNING OF 1No. OAK TREE

    31A Smith Lane Bolton BL7 9EZ

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  14. Decided20255/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :-PART A - THINNING OF W1 GROUP OF SYCAMORE PART B - FELL 4 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. ASH AND 1 NO. ELM.

    Old Quarry House Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  15. Decided20256/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 1 NO. CHESTNUT

    2 Clevelands Drive Bolton BL1 5GJ

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  16. Decided20257/25

    PART A - PRUNING OF 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUTPART B - FELL OF 1NO SYCAMORE

    1 Regents Place Bolton BL6 4PU

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  17. Decided20259/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM MIXED USE DWELLINGHOUSE AND CLASS E PREMISES TO 8 BED HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (HMO)

    191 & 193 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  18. Decided20260/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (PART I) (NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 19603/25

    172 Campbell Street Bolton BL4 7HW

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  19. Decided20261/25

    CREATION OF CAR PARK AND INSTALLATION OF 9NO. 8M HIGH LIGHTING COLUMNS

    Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park Bolton BL1 6PQ

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  20. Decided20262/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION FOR DWELLINGHOUSE.

    270 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DT

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  21. Decided20264/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (BAT AND BIRD NESTING SURVEY) AND 7 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 17174/23

    Bank Top Farm Mill Lane Aspull Bolton Wigan WN2 1QG

    Received 1 May 2025
  22. Decided20265/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1 (DOORS, WINDOWS AND BRICKWORK DETAILS) AND 9 (MATERIALS AND OTHER DETAILS - PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF BLOCKS 1 & 2) ON APPLICATION 17137/23

    Former Moor Lane Bus Station Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 1 May 2025
  23. Decided20266/25

    DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY BEDROOM AND ADDITION OF FRONT, REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSIONS, AND IMPROVEMENT TO PARKING WITH ADDITION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND SLIDING GATES.

    31 Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DP

    Received 1 May 2025
  24. Decided20267/25

    SITING OF EXTERNAL STEEL STAIRCASE AND NEW ENTRANCE DOOR TO CREATE NEW ACCESS TO EXISTING FLAT

    Flat Above 655 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6HR

    Received 2 May 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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