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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
7,120Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,363 approved or refused records
1,008Refused applications

4,355 approved · 1,008 refused · 184 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided20330/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    9 Anfield Road Bolton BL3 3DA

    Received 13 May 2025
  2. Decided20332/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18454/24 (AMEND THE WORDING OF CONDITION 12 TO REFLECT THE UPDATED NOISE INFORMATION)

    Land South West Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BZ

    Received 13 May 2025
  3. Decided20333/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ELM, 1 NO BEECH

    240 Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4DN

    Received 14 May 2025
  4. Decided20335/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 19517/24 TO ENABLE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE REAR EXTENSION

    2 Westland Avenue Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AY

    Received 14 May 2025
  5. Decided20336/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.20M LONG; 3.10M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    52 Longworth Road Bolton BL6 7BE

    Received 14 May 2025
  6. Decided20337/25

    ERECTION OF A DORMER AT FRONT

    38 Trent Way Bolton BL4 8PR

    Received 14 May 2025
  7. Decided20338/25

    PART A; FELLING OF 1No. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1No. HORSE CHESTNUT TREEPART B; PRUNING OF 1NO. LIME TREE, 1NO. ASH TREE, 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1NO. BEECH TREE

    Tara Hill Victoria Road Bolton BL1 5AY

    Received 15 May 2025
  8. Decided20339/25

    PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL UNIT (USE CLASS B2) TO INDOOR PADEL TENNIS FACILITY CLASS E(D),

    Land South West Of Edbro Factory Nelson Street Bolton BL3 6NN

    Received 15 May 2025
  9. Decided20340/25

    DISPLAY OF ONE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED HIGH LEVEL SIGN

    Land South West Of Edbro Factory Nelson Street Bolton BL3 6NN

    Received 15 May 2025
  10. Decided20341/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN) AND 4 (HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN) ON APPLICATION 19610/25

    Ladybridge High School New York Bolton BL3 4NG

    Received 15 May 2025
  11. Decided20342/25

    DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY GARAGE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH EXTENSION AND ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING FRONT EXTENSION AND RE-ROOFING OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FRONT LEAN-TOO TO FORM A CONTINUOUS WRAP-AROUND PITCHED ROOF.

    6 Farland Place Bolton BL3 4NX

    Received 15 May 2025
  12. Decided20343/25

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (HOURS OF OPENING) ON APPLICATION 18943/24 TO ALLOW HOURS OF OPENING TO BE EXTENDED TO 09.00 - 22.00 HOURS ON ALL DAYS INCLUDING SUNDAYS AND BANK HOLIDAYS.

    47 - 55 Brackley Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9DS

    Received 15 May 2025
  13. Decided20344/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ALDER, 5NO. SYCAMORE

    2 The Kilphin Bolton BL6 4DR

    Received 15 May 2025
  14. Decided20345/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 8 (LANDSCAPE) AND 9 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 11552/21

    Farnworth Industrial Estate Emlyn Street Bolton BL4 7AQ

    Received 15 May 2025
  15. Decided20346/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION FOR THE FELLING OF 1NO. HAWTHORN TREE, 1NO. HORNBEAM TREE, 2NO. HOLLY TREES AND 1NO. LAUREL TREE AND THE PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH TREE

    The Knowles Bridge Street Bolton BL6 7BT

    Received 15 May 2025
  16. Decided20347/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 16 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 07245/19

    Land Off Victoria Road Horwich Bolton

    Received 15 May 2025
  17. Decided20348/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH FRONT WRAPAROUND TOGETHER WITH CHANGE FROM FRONT DOOR TO SIDE DOOR.

    68 Church Street Bolton BL6 5EQ

    Received 15 May 2025
  18. Decided20349/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CHANGES TO FENESTRATION AND FRONT ENTRANCE.

    28 The Woodlands Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 15 May 2025
  19. Decided20350/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM MIXED USE (CLASS E/SUI GENERIS) TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH ADDITION OF CANOPY AND ACCESS RAMP AT FRONT AND INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT FLUE AT REAR

    19 & 21 Market Street Bolton BL5 3AH

    Received 15 May 2025
  20. Decided20351/25

    ERECTION OF A FRONT PORCH TOGETHER WITH A TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    13 Rose Lea Bolton BL2 3JH

    Received 15 May 2025
  21. Decided20352/25

    INSTALLATION OF A DETACHED MODULAR CLASSROOM TOGETHER WITH RAMPED ACCESS

    Lilliputs Day Nursery 226 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3EF

    Received 16 May 2025
  22. Decided20353/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR EXISTING USE AS A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION (CLASS C2)

    Caritas Diocese Of Salford 94 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL2 1NY

    Received 16 May 2025
  23. Decided20354/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    28 Fir Street Bolton BL1 8JX

    Received 16 May 2025
  24. Decided20355/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Oak Lea Sweetloves Lane Bolton BL1 7EA

    Received 16 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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