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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
7,181Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,408 approved or refused records
1,018Refused applications

4,390 approved · 1,018 refused · 190 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided20739/25

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM MIXED USE ( CLASS E) AND C3 FLAT) TO SINGLE C3 DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF INTERNAL PARTITIONS AND INSTALLATION OF NEW INTERNAL DOORS; REMOVAL OF INTERNAL CHIMNEY-BREASTS; SUBDIVISION OF EXISTING OFFICE KITCHEN TO FORM SEPARATE SPACE; BASEMENT TO BE TANKED AND WATERPROOFED IN LINE WITH SPECIALIST DESIGN. EXTERNAL WORKS TO INCLUDE: REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS TO MATCH ORIGINAL PROFILES, INSTALLATION OF NEW 6-PANEL TIMBER REAR DOOR TO MATCH HERITAGE DESIGN, LOCALISED ROOF REPAIRS, AND REPAIR OF PERISHED EXTERNAL WALLS. EXISTING REAR STEP TO BE REPLACED WITH STONE STEPS; REPAIR AND REINSTATEMENT OF EXTERNAL DOOR SURROUNDS AND PILASTERS TO MATCH ORIGINAL DETAILING.

    Birch House 3 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  2. Decided20740/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. CENOTAPH.

    St Saviour Church Of England Fold Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1FT

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  3. Decided20741/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    130 Ellesmere Road Bolton BL3 3JN

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  4. Decided20742/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 AND 6 (LANDSCAPE DESIGN) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITION 2 (ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT) ON APPLICATION 01266/17.

    Elsbury 319A Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BE

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  5. Decided20743/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO, HORSE CHESTNUT.

    29 The Woodlands Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  6. Decided20744/25

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT SIGNS TO INCLUDE 5 NO. FASCIA SIGN, 1NO.AMENITY PANEL, 1NO. SET OF AMENITY PANELS, 2 NO. ROUNDELS, 2 NO. SETS OF WINDOW GRAPHICS, 1 NO. SET OF CABOCHON LAMPS TO UNDERSIDE OF CANOPY, 1 NO. STRIP LIGHT TO ENTRANCE ELEVATION, 1 NO. CAR PARK SIGN, 1 NO. SET OF PANELS TO EXISTING TOTEM SIGN

    Mecca Bingo Club Ormrod Street Bolton BL3 5DJ

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  7. Decided20745/25

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH INTEGRAL GARAGE AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS (PART RETROSPECTIVE)

    2 Sefton Lane Bolton BL6 6HJ

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  8. Decided20746/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 19299/24.

    1 Stanley Close Bolton BL5 2QE

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  9. Decided20747/25

    FELLING OF 6 NO. BEECH.

    85 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JY

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  10. Decided20748/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    1 Shepton Close Bolton BL1 7TB

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  11. Decided20749/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM HMO TO RESPITE AND REHABILITATION CENTRE.

    30 Bradford Avenue Bolton BL3 2PF

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  12. Decided20750/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH PART FIRST FLOOR/PART TWO-STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE, AND EXTENDED CANOPY OVER BAY WINDOW.

    1 Hawksheath Close Bolton BL7 9XG

    Received 24 Jul 2025
  13. Decided20752/25

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (CLASS B2) TO COMMERCIAL SHOP (CLASS Ea)

    Firwood Paint And Varnish Co Victoria Works Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DP

    Received 24 Jul 2025
  14. Decided20753/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION: 14965/22 TO AMEND THE SITE BOUNDARIES

    Shurgard Self Storage Facility Land At Lower Bridgeman Street Bolton BL2 1NN

    Received 24 Jul 2025
  15. Decided20754/25

    ERECTION OF PORCH.

    67 Lakeside Avenue Bolton BL3 2HY

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  16. Decided20755/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL USE (S192) FOR THE USE OF THE PREMISES AS A DENTISTRY PRACTICE (USE CLASS E(e))

    Unit 2b2 Central Retail Park Manchester Road Bolton BL2 1HQ

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  17. Decided20756/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    15 Broom Way Bolton BL5 3TZ

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  18. Decided20757/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 8-BED HMO TO 10-BED HMO

    33 Mercia Street Bolton BL3 4BZ

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  19. Decided20758/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT.

    Davenport Fold Farm Davenport Fold Bolton BL2 3PP

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  20. Decided20759/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM FORMER EDUCATION FACILITY (USE CLASS F) TO OFFICES (USE CLASS E).

    Education Centre Frederick Street Bolton BL4 9AL

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  21. Decided20760/25

    CERTIFICATE OF EXISTING LAWFUL USE (S191) FOR THE USE OF DWELLING AS A 4NO. BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) FOR 4NO. PERSONS (USE CLASS C4)

    3 Mayfield Avenue Bolton BL3 2PE

    Received 25 Jul 2025
  22. Decided20762/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    9 Mckean Street Bolton BL3 2AN

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  23. Decided20765/25

    FELLING OF 5 NO. ASH TREE, FELLING OF OVERGROWN CONIFERS

    9A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 28 Jul 2025
  24. Decided20766/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF A NEW FENCE AND GATE.

    13 The Strand Bolton BL6 6DB

    Received 28 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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