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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
7,244Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,460 approved or refused records
1,026Refused applications

4,434 approved · 1,026 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21205/25

    CONTINUED USE OF CAR SALES TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCE AND SALES CABIN.

    Part Unit 1 And Unit 2 Wadsworth Commercial Park High Street Bolton BL3 6SR

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  2. Decided21206/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. FLEXFACE FASCIA SIGN, 1 NO. ALUMINIUM FASCIA SIGN, 2 NO. DOUBLE-SIDED EXTERNAL BANNERS AND 1 NO. ILLUMINATED GREEN PHARMACY CROSS INTERNALLY MOUNTED ON A BLACK POLE.

    5 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  3. Decided21207/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

    Cadlow 83 Junction Road Bolton BL3 4NF

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  4. Decided21208/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND THE ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING

    2 Ox Hey Lane Bolton BL6 4AN

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  5. Decided21209/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION - FELLING OF 1 OAK

    The Old Vicarage Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  6. Decided21210/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME

    Street Record Madison Gardens Bolton

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  7. Decided21211/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 17459/24

    Knightsbridge House 7 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  8. Decided21212/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (HIGHWAY WORKS), 4 (TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER), 8 (ACOUSTIC FENCE), 12 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 22 (LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 15704/23

    Mercury Filling Station Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  9. Decided21213/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (CAR PARKING) ON APPLICATION 17062/23

    10 Sharnford Close Bolton BL2 1LG

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  10. Decided21215/25

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM

    25 Higher Clough Close Bolton BL3 4WJ

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  11. Decided21216/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR

    20 Maplewood Gardens Bolton BL1 3NR

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  12. Decided21217/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GROUND FLOOR AND EVENT HALL TO FIRST FLOOR (SUI GENERIS) TO 8 NO. BEDROOM HMO (SUI GENERIS) FOR 8 OCCUPANTS.

    4 Bold Street Bolton BL1 1LS

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  13. Decided21218/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00 M LONG; 3.60 M MAX HEIGHT; 2.64M EAVES HEIGHT)

    367 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4LH

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  14. Decided21219/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN) ON APPLICATION 18737/24

    Land South Of Roxalina Street Roxalina Street Bolton BL3 6PW

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  15. Decided21220/25

    RETENTION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF DETACHED DWELLING TOGETHER WITHALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PERIMETER FENCE TO SIDE OF PROPERTY ADJ TO FOOTPATH ONTO CHERITON DRIVE

    2A Lenham Gardens Bolton BL2 6HN

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  16. Decided21221/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. ASH TREE

    50 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5HG

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  17. Decided21222/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AT UNIT 1 AND CONSTRUCTION OF 4 NO. INDUSTRIAL UNITS (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY)

    Unit 1 Shepherd Cross Street Industrial Estate Shepherd Cross Street Bolton BL1 3DE

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  18. Decided21223/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (PART II)(CONTAMINATED LAND), 4, (CMP) 10 (CONTROL OF NOISE), 11 (DOORS AND WINDOWS) AND 12 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 19084/24

    Prospect Street Mill Prospect Street Bolton BL1 3QH

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  19. Decided21224/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM DWELLING TO YOGA STUDIO

    1 Globe Lane Bolton BL7 9TD

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  20. Decided21225/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 4 (BIRD AND BAT BOX/NESTING FACILITIES), 5 (MATERIALS), 6 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 7 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) AND 8 (M4(2) ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE DWELLINGS STANDARD) ON APPLICATION 18242/24

    Land North East Of Newgate Cottages Plodder Lane Bolton BL5 1AH

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  21. Decided21226/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1NO. WILLOW

    Flat 2 Sharples Hall Sharples Hall Mews Bolton BL1 7JT

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  22. Decided21227/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (s191) FOR THE (C4) 7 BED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY

    58 Bromwich Street Bolton BL2 1JE

    Received 15 Oct 2025
  23. Decided21229/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNING OF 1 NO OAK

    Ambulance Station 1 Shoreswood Bolton BL1 7DD

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  24. Decided21230/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. EUROPEAN BEECH, 1 NO. SYCAMOREFELL 1 NO SYCAMORE, NO 1NO GOAT WILLOW, 1 NO EUROPEAN BEECH

    St Pauls Vicarage Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8BP

    Received 16 Oct 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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