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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
7,131Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,372 approved or refused records
1,010Refused applications

4,362 approved · 1,010 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20385/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 19270/24

    103 Templecombe Drive Bolton BL1 7TD

    Received 21 May 2025
  2. Decided20386/25

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

    375 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2JR

    Received 21 May 2025
  3. Decided20387/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (NOISE MITIGATION) AND 8 (VEHICLE AREA DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 18729/24

    Former Timberyard And Sawmill Hollins Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LF

    Received 21 May 2025
  4. Decided20388/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) AND 3 (LEVELS DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 11548/21

    151 - 155 Market Street Bolton BL4 8EX

    Received 22 May 2025
  5. Decided20389/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A NURSERY

    Nursery Mytham Road Bolton BL3 1JF

    Received 22 May 2025
  6. Decided20390/25

    PRUNING OF 1No. CHESTNUT TREE

    Electricity Sub Station Sweetloves Grove Bolton

    Received 22 May 2025
  7. Decided20392/25

    SITING OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL INTEGRAL TOTEM.

    Blackhorse Street Outside The Food Hall Bolton BL3 5DJ

    Received 23 May 2025
  8. Decided20393/25

    SITING OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL INTEGRAL TOTEM.

    Land Outside Bolton Sixth Form College Deane Road BL3 5BU

    Received 23 May 2025
  9. Decided20394/25

    SITING OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL INTEGRAL TOTEM.

    Land At Newport Street Outside Bolton Station Entrance Newport Street BL1 1PF

    Received 23 May 2025
  10. Decided20395/25

    SITING OF 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGN

    Land At Cutcacre Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 23 May 2025
  11. Decided20396/25

    SITING OF VARIOUS ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS

    Land At Cutacre Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 23 May 2025
  12. Decided20397/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 17.5 METRE MAST

    Land At Farnworth Social Circle Cricket Club Piggott Street Bolton BL4 9PN

    Received 23 May 2025
  13. Decided20399/25

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO RESERVED MATTERS APPROVAL 18089/24 TO ALTER THE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS TO 131 AND AMEND REFERENCES TO UPDATED PLANS IN CONDITIONS: 1 (APPROVED PLANS), 2 (DRAINAGE), 3 (LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT) AND 5 ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT).

    Tarmac Building Materials Ltd Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 23 May 2025
  14. Decided20400/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH PARTIAL GARAGE CONVERSION

    101 Lonsdale Road Bolton BL1 4PN

    Received 23 May 2025
  15. Decided20401/25

    2 STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS AND MINOR CHANGES TO EXISTING FACADE FINISHES

    Elm Bank Victoria Road Bolton BL1 5AY

    Received 23 May 2025
  16. Decided20402/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 25 (PILING) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Bolton

    Received 26 May 2025
  17. Decided20403/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    16 Stanley Road Bolton BL1 5JZ

    Received 26 May 2025
  18. Decided20404/25

    PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR

    1 Crossford Drive Bolton BL3 4UA

    Received 26 May 2025
  19. Decided20405/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR.

    44 Starcliffe Street Bolton BL3 2PU

    Received 26 May 2025
  20. Decided20406/25

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO LINK EXISTING DWELLING AND ANNEXE ALONG WITH ROOF RAISE AND RAISED PLATFORM TO THE REAR

    23 Thorns Close Bolton BL1 6PE

    Received 26 May 2025
  21. Decided20407/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO CLASS E, B2 AND B8 TOGETHER WITH NEW ACCESS ROAD

    Leigh Tenement Farm Blackrod Bypass Bolton BL6 5RS

    Received 27 May 2025
  22. Decided20408/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 2NO. DWELLINGS

    468 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8AN

    Received 27 May 2025
  23. Decided20409/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH TREE

    Doe Hey Dunscar Fold Bolton BL7 9EH

    Received 27 May 2025
  24. Decided20410/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 10336/21 (REMOVAL OF WINDOW AT SIDE ELEVATION)

    Higher Critchley Fold Farm Longworth Road Bolton BL7 9PU

    Received 27 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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