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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
7,125Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,368 approved or refused records
1,010Refused applications

4,358 approved · 1,010 refused · 184 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided20356/25

    ERECTION OF 1No. DWELLING TOGETHER WITH FENCE AND FRONT GATE

    22 Garthmere Road Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9GT

    Received 16 May 2025
  2. Decided20357/25

    PRIOR NOTFICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL UNIT TO 1NO. DWELLING HOUSE

    Land North West Of Ringley Road Ringley Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton

    Received 16 May 2025
  3. Decided20359/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO A SEVEN BED HMO (Sui Generis)

    29 Gregory Avenue Bolton BL2 6HS

    Received 19 May 2025
  4. Decided20360/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BIRCH TREE, 2NO. NORWAY MAPLE TREES AND 1NO. BEECH TREE

    1 Woodburn Drive Bolton BL1 6NH

    Received 19 May 2025
  5. Decided20362/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 3 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 4 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES) AND 6 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 15250/23

    5A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 19 May 2025
  6. Decided20363/25

    CREATION OF MOT STATION WITHIN EXISTING WORKSHOP

    228 Metro Services UK Ltd Waterloo Street Bolton BL1 8HU

    Received 19 May 2025
  7. Decided20365/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR TIMBER CLADDING TO RETAINING WALL

    Land At St Georges Road/Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BY

    Received 19 May 2025
  8. Decided20366/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE ACCOMMODATION FOR 2NO. YOUNG PERSONS

    92 Stanley Road Bolton BL1 5LA

    Received 19 May 2025
  9. Decided20367/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK TREE

    2 Fossgill Avenue Bolton BL2 3FR

    Received 19 May 2025
  10. Decided20368/25

    SITING OF 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ATM SIGNAGE

    9 Hotel Street Bolton BL1 1DB

    Received 19 May 2025
  11. Decided20369/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT, THREE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR AND DORMER EXTENSION TO REAR TO INCREASE NO. OF BEDROOMS FROM 23 TO 32 TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FRONT BOUNDARY TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING AREA AT FRONT AND EXTENSION TO GARDEN STORE AT REAR

    Greenlands Residential Home 46 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2EF

    Received 19 May 2025
  12. Decided20370/25

    ERECTION OF 1No. DETACHED DWELLINGHOUSE

    17 Longhirst Close Bolton BL1 6NF

    Received 20 May 2025
  13. Decided20372/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (MATERIALS) AND 4 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 19100/24

    LAND ADJACENT 8 WALKER FOLD WALKER FOLD ROAD BOLTON BL1 7PT

    Received 20 May 2025
  14. Decided20373/25

    ERECTION OF A HIP TO GABLE ROOF EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS TO FORM LOFT CONVERSION.

    20 Duxbury Avenue Bolton BL3 1PX

    Received 20 May 2025
  15. Decided20374/25

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 8 (DELIVERY HOURS) ON APPLICATION 00819/17

    Lidl Superstore The Fairways Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3YY

    Received 20 May 2025
  16. Decided20375/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF 3No. DWELLINGHOUSES

    55 - 59 Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 20 May 2025
  17. Decided20376/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    129 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AS

    Received 20 May 2025
  18. Decided20377/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    2 Harper Green Road Bolton BL4 0DL

    Received 20 May 2025
  19. Decided20378/25

    INSTALLATION OF AN AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP TO THE REAR OF DWELLING

    2 Salisbury Avenue Bolton BL1 4EX

    Received 20 May 2025
  20. Decided20379/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE ACCOMMODATION FOR 2NO. YOUNG PERSONS

    71 Hawthorne Road Bolton BL3 5RF

    Received 20 May 2025
  21. Decided20380/25

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 14129/22

    Land At Rear Of 119 Lee Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7R

    Received 21 May 2025
  22. Decided20381/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BARN

    Birtenshaw Farm Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AB

    Received 21 May 2025
  23. Decided20382/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. ASH TREE

    2 Pennine Mews Bolton BL5 3AD

    Received 21 May 2025
  24. Decided20384/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO DETACHED DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    73 Kermoor Avenue Bolton BL1 7HW

    Received 21 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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