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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
7,176Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,404 approved or refused records
1,018Refused applications

4,386 approved · 1,018 refused · 189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided20687/25

    CREATION OF PLANT CAGE AND BIN STORE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING PLANT TO RESULTANT PLANT CAGE AND FORMING OF 3 NO. OPENINGS IN EXTERNAL WALL FOR PIPEWORK/VENT GRIL

    Unit 1C Bolton Gate Retaill Park Bolton BL1 2SL

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  2. Decided20688/25

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SHOPFRONTS AND ENTRANCE DOORS WITH NEW FULL HEIGHT SHOPFRONTS COMPLETE WITH BI-PARTING ENTRANCE DOORS

    Unit 1C Bolton Gate Retail Park Bolton BL1 2SL

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  3. Decided20689/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN PLAN) AND 4 (PART M4(2) STANDARDS) ON APPLICATION 18950/24

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  4. Decided20690/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES METHOD STATEMENT FOR HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER WILDLIFE) AND 6 (INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES SURVEY) ON APPLICATION 16197/23

    Land North Of Park Road Park Road Bolton

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  5. Decided20691/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO HMO (C4) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    14 Grasmere Avenue Bolton BL4 0QL

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  6. Decided20692/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    56 Napier Drive Bolton BL6 6GF

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  7. Decided20693/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (HIGHWAY WORKS - SERVICING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY) ON APPLICATION 20076/25

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  8. Decided20694/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO ELM

    Macsleigh High Bank Lane Bolton BL6 4DT

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  9. Decided20695/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM GENERAL INDUSTRY TO USES IN: CLASS E(G)(III) LIGHT INDUSTRIAL; B8 STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION; AND SUI GENERIS ACTIVITIES.

    Victoria Works Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DP

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  10. Decided20696/25

    REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION WITH A NEW SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT WRAPAROUND EXTENSION

    11 Elm Road Bolton BL4 8LL

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  11. Decided20697/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.90M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    42 Lincoln Avenue Bolton BL3 1HE

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  12. Decided20698/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SITE INVESTIGATION - CONTAMINATION), 4 (EXTERNAL MATERIALS), 7 (BOUNDARY TREATMENTS) AND 8 (REFUSE AND CYCLE STORES) ON APPLICATION 09862/20

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  13. Decided20699/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM OFFICE INTO RESTAURANT (CLASS E(B)) TOGETHER WITH TAKEAWAY ELEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF EXTRACTOR FLUE AT REAR

    400 - 402 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6LS

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  14. Decided20700/25

    EXTENSION OF RESIDENTIAL CURTILAGE OF DWELLING APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. 92367/14 TOGETHER WITH AMENDMENT TO ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

    692 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NL

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  15. Decided20701/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF 7 NO. BED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY TO 8 NO. SELF CONTAINED BEDROOMS (HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY)

    58 Bromwich Street Bolton BL2 1JE

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  16. Decided20703/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH GARAGE EXTENSION TO INLINE WITH FRONT ELEVATION.

    4 White Gates Bolton BL7 9XQ

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  17. Decided20704/25

    ERECTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE/OFFICE SPACE.

    171 Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9AJ

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  18. Decided20705/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 6 BED HMO (C4) FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIX OCCUPANTS

    15 Russell Street Bolton BL1 4BE

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  19. Decided20706/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) INTO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY (CLASS C2).

    56 Whitecroft Road Bolton BL1 5NT

    Received 15 Jul 2025
  20. Decided20707/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION (C2)

    1C Easedale Road Bolton BL1 5LL

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  21. Decided20708/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (PLUMBING SERVICE RUNS) AND 3 (PROTECTIVE MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 19069/24

    20 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1DY

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  22. Decided20709/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR A PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION WITH A NEW SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    11 Caterham Avenue Bolton BL3 3RF

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  23. Decided20711/25

    DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY DETACHED ANNEX.

    7 Thorns Close Bolton BL1 6PE

    Received 16 Jul 2025
  24. Decided20712/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM NO. 1 STORAGE FACILITIES TO MIXED USE PROVIDING 2 NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS AT GROUND FLOOR AND NO. 6 BEDROOM HMO TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF DORMER TO REAR.

    1 Lawson Street Bolton BL1 7AE

    Received 16 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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