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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
7,178Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,406 approved or refused records
1,018Refused applications

4,388 approved · 1,018 refused · 189 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20713/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM USE CLASS E TO C3 DWELLINGHOUSE

    Premier House 13 Bark Street East Bolton BL1 2BQ

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  2. Decided20714/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR CONNECTING DETACHED GARAGE TO DWELLING.

    7 Shoreswood Bolton BL1 7DD

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  3. Decided20715/25

    ERECTION OF 2M HIGH GATES AND PILLARS TO FRONT.

    5 Ripon Drive Bolton BL1 5PE

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  4. Decided20716/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING TO HMO.

    104 Dorset Street Bolton BL2 1HR

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  5. Decided20717/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (PART II) (LANDSCAPE SCHEME - LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 11349/21

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

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  6. Decided20718/25

    INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ROLLER SHUTTERS.

    Lever Chambers Centre For Health 27 Ashburner Street Bolton BL1 1SQ

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  7. Decided20719/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.90M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    56 Platt Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 4JU

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  8. Decided20720/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    175 Bank Side Bolton BL5 2QH

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  9. Decided20721/25

    ERECTION OF A SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION WITH PORCH ALONGSIDE INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    Farnley 7 Ravensdale Road Bolton BL1 5DN

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  10. Decided20722/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (REPLACEMENT PITCHES AND CLUBHOUSE) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  11. Decided20724/25

    ERECTION OF A NEW OFFICE BUILDING

    Bolton Wanderers Football Academy Lostock Hall Farm Ox Hey Lane Bolton BL6 4BS

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  12. Decided20725/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF OF BUILDING

    The Dome Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6BP

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  13. Decided20726/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ELM TREE

    89 Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NW

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  14. Decided20727/25

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE, NO.1 ASH, NO.1 POPLAR

    99 Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NW

    Received 18 Jul 2025
  15. Decided20728/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.50M LONG, 3.30M MAX HEIGHT, 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT).

    28 Marlbrook Drive Bolton BL5 2LS

    Received 19 Jul 2025
  16. Decided20729/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOERY EXTENSION AT REAR

    25 Old Lords Crescent Bolton BL6 7LN

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  17. Decided20730/25

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS, 2 NO. PROJECTING SIGNS AND 7 NO. ALUMINIUM COMPOSITE PANELS

    Unit C Le Mans Place Ashburner Street Bolton BL1 1SQ

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  18. Decided20731/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF EXISTING ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY.

    426 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6DT

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  19. Decided20732/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH TREE , 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 1.NO LIME, 1.NO HOLLY, 1.NO OAK

    Ennerdale House 31 The Woodlands Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 21 Jul 2025
  20. Decided20734/25

    ERECTION OF 60 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS POINTS, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS.

    Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  21. Decided20735/25

    PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS.

    Land Adjacent To Morris Farm Pocket Nook Road Lostock Bolton BL6 4HW

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  22. Decided20736/25

    ERECTION OF DORMER EXTENSION AT THE FRONT

    12 Parkwood Drive Bolton BL5 1DN

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  23. Decided20737/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF OF BUILDING

    David Lloyd Club Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  24. Decided20738/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM MIXED USE (CLASS E AND C3 FLAT) TO SINGLE C3 DWELLINGHOUSE

    Birch House 3 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 22 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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