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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
7,168Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,397 approved or refused records
1,016Refused applications

4,381 approved · 1,016 refused · 188 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20635/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (SI92) FOR THE REMOVAL OF CONIFER HEDGE AND INSTALLATION OF 2.4M FENCE.

    88 Harden Drive Bolton BL2 5BX

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  2. Decided20636/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 1 ( SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS) ON APPLICATION 16889/23

    Saraco Industries Limited Egerton Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7ER

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  3. Decided20637/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. VENTILATION EXTRACT CANOPY TO REAR TOGETHER WITH NEW SHOP FRONT.

    275 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6LA

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  4. Decided20638/25

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARAITION OF CONDITION 3 (RENDERING) TO APPLICATION 18450/24

    2A Lenham Gardens Bolton BL2 6HN

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  5. Decided20640/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4M LONG; 3.39M HEIGHT; 2.79 EAVES HEIGHT) WITH DUAL PITCHED ROOF.

    71 Long Lane Bolton BL2 6EU

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  6. Decided20641/25

    PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES AND 1NO. LABURNUM TREE

    11 Sweetloves Grove Bolton BL1 7EE

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  7. Decided20642/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    18 Widcombe Drive Bolton BL2 6TJ

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  8. Decided20643/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH A NEW ACCESS.

    18 Hawthorne Avenue Bolton BL6 6JD

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  9. Decided20644/25

    SITING OF 2No. FACIA SIGN AND 1No. ILLUMINATED FACIA SIGNS

    278 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5HH

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  10. Decided20645/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 16347/23

    27 Barnfield Close Bolton BL7 9UP

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  11. Decided20646/25

    ERECTION OF GARAGE AND NEW BOUNDARY WALL, TOGETHER WITH SITING OF A DROPPED KERB AND CREATION OF A NEW DRIVEWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

    1 Rannoch Road Bolton BL2 6LY

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  12. Decided20647/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL UNIT (CLASS E) TO LAUNDRETTE (SUI GENERIS)

    136 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3AT

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  13. Decided20648/25

    ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    10 Netherfield Road Bolton BL3 3EX

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  14. Decided20650/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (NESTING BIRDS) 4 (PRECAUTIONARY WORKING METHOD STATEMENT) 5 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) 7 (LAND CONTAMINATION) ON APPLICATION 18737/24

    Land South Of Roxalina Street Bolton BL3 6PW

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  15. Decided20651/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18737/24 (AMEND THE WORDING OF CONDITION 18 FROM "HIGHWAY WORKS PRIOR TO COMPLETION" TO "HIGHWAY WORKS SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED DETAILS AND APPROVED DELIVERY SEQUENCE")

    Land South Of Roxalina Street Roxalina Street Bolton BL3 6PW

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  16. Decided20652/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.66M MAX HEIGHT; 2.53M EAVES HEIGHT)

    11 Vicarage Road West Bolton BL6 5DE

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  17. Decided20653/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    2 Regents Hill Bolton BL6 4PN

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  18. Decided20654/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    12 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  19. Decided20655/25

    RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    14 Forton Avenue Bolton BL2 6JF

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  20. Decided20656/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO 6 BED HMO (SUI GENERIS)

    384 Manchester Road Bolton BL3 2RQ

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  21. Decided20657/25

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF CONDITION 12 (SERVICING HOURS FROM MONDAY-SATURDAY 06.00 TO 23.00, SUNDAYS 08.00 TO 17.00 TO MONDAY - SUNDAY (INCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS) 06.00-23.00) ON APPLICATION 94582/15

    Unit A Aldi Foodstore Breightmet Fold Lane Bolton BL2 6PP

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  22. Decided20659/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    8 Ridgmont Drive Bolton BL6 6RR

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  23. Decided20660/25

    RETROSPECTIVE EXTENSION OF SHOPFRONT AND ADDITION OF ROLLER SHUTTERS

    278 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5HH

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  24. Decided20661/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE USE OF DWELLING FOR PRIVATE HIRE OPERATING LICENCE FOR ONE VEHICLE.

    4 Ox Hey Close Bolton BL6 4BQ

    Received 8 Jul 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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