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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
7,144Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,382 approved or refused records
1,012Refused applications

4,370 approved · 1,012 refused · 186 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided20521/25

    SITING OF 1NO. NON-ILLUMINATED POSTER

    A K Motors 1 - 3 Settle Street Bolton BL3 2DG

    Received 16 Jun 2025
  2. Decided20522/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 19648/25

    7 Barberry Bank Bolton BL7 9UJ

    Received 16 Jun 2025
  3. Decided20523/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO CREATE A GARAGE TOGETHER WITH A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE. ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH A LOFT CONVERSION TO ALLOW FOR SECOND FLOOR.

    27 Croft Gate Bolton BL2 3JJ

    Received 16 Jun 2025
  4. Decided20524/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR USE OF LAND AS A WASTE TRANSFER STATION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF WASTE RECEPTION BUILDING AND SITE CABIN, AND SEALED HARDSTANDING

    Land Immediately North Of Toughsheet Site, Off Manchester Road, Chequerbent, Bolton

    Received 17 Jun 2025
  5. Decided20526/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (DETAILS OF EXTERNAL FLUE) ON APPLICATION 19948/25

    Unit 17 SPRING STREET BUSINESS PARK Spring Street Bolton BL3 6EH

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  6. Decided20527/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF PROPERTY AS A PRIVATE HIRE, SINGLE OPERATOR TAXI BASE FOR ONE VEHICLE

    77 Pansy Road Bolton BL4 0EW

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  7. Decided20528/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION -PRUNING OF 1 NO COPPER BEECH, 1 NO WHITEBEAM, 1 NO HORSE CHESTNUT

    Parkfield Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6AX

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  8. Decided20529/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.05M LONG; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    44 Edinburgh Road Bolton BL3 1TG

    Received 17 Jun 2025
  9. Decided20530/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF FLAT ROOF WITH PITCHED ROOF ON SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    413 Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JS

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  10. Decided20531/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING TO CREATE SUMMERHOUSE AT REAR.

    35 Hereford Crescent Bolton BL3 1XQ

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  11. Decided20532/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP.

    5 Regents Hill Bolton BL6 4PN

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  12. Decided20533/25

    PRUNING OF 4 NO. SYCAMORE, 2 NO. HORNBEAM AND 1 NO. HOLLY.

    Hillside Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6PS

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  13. Decided20534/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING TO REAR.

    Chynoweth Ravenhurst Drive Bolton BL1 5DL

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  14. Decided20536/25

    ERECTION OF 6 NO. INDUSTRIAL UNITS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROAD, SERVICES AREAS, CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING.

    Waters Meeting Britannia Way Bolton BL2 2HH

    Received 18 Jun 2025
  15. Decided20537/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME (CLASS C2)

    19 Marlbrook Drive Bolton BL5 2LS

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  16. Decided20538/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    23 Dale Lee Bolton BL5 3YE

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  17. Decided20539/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATORY TO REAR.

    9 Grange Road Bolton BL4 0HG

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  18. Decided20540/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.75M LONG; 3.95M MAX RIDGE HEIGHT; 2.62M EAVES HEIGHT)

    52 Dixon Green Drive Farnworth Bolton BL4 7EQ

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  19. Decided20541/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TO CREATE A GRANNY ANNEX AT LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A GARAGE TO THE LEFT OF THE PROPOSED LIVING AREA AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY

    135 Hardy Mill Road Bolton BL2 4EJ

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  20. Decided20542/25

    DISPLAY OF ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS.

    1 - 3 Victoria Square Bolton BL1 1RJ

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  21. Decided20543/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING (CLASS E ) TO 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED FLATS (CLASS C3).

    3 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4QR

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  22. Decided20544/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE), 12 (COAL MINING LEGACY) AND 15 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 13374/22

    Tarmac Building Materials Ltd Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NN

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  23. Decided20545/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) (PART II - VERIFICATION REPORT/CERTIFICATES) AND CONDITION 18 (CULVERT DIVERSION) ON APPLICATION 11349/21

    Former Roscoe's Farm Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DX

    Received 19 Jun 2025
  24. Decided20546/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE EXISTING GARAGE.

    510 Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LA

    Received 20 Jun 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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