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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
7,269Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,481 approved or refused records
1,029Refused applications

4,452 approved · 1,029 refused · 195 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided21416/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION WITH RENDER TOGETHER WITH A BALCONY TO THE REAR

    29 Hardy Mill Road Bolton BL2 4EA

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  2. Decided21417/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 20812/25

    37 Tildsley Street Bolton BL3 6PN

    Received 18 Nov 2025
  3. Decided21418/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (VEHICULAR ACCESS DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 16770/23

    Land At Chorley Road Wingates Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LZ

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  4. Decided21421/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 15877/23.

    Deane Memorial Hall Junction Road Bolton BL3 4LT

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  5. Decided21422/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SCOTS PINE (PINUS SYLVESTRIS)

    3 Ravenswood Drive Bolton BL1 5AJ

    Received 19 Nov 2025
  6. Decided21423/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER ALONGWITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY

    Little Dean Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 7NP

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  7. Decided21424/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND INSTALLATION OF PALLISADE BOUNDARY FENCING AND FORMATION OF AREA TO HARDSTANDING TO ACCOMODATE SUB-STATION.

    Veolia Es (Uk) Ltd Turton Street Bolton BL1 2TF

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  8. Decided21425/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 20448/25 TO AMEND APPROVED PLANS FOR PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND WINDOWS.

    2 Ryecroft Drive Bolton BL5 3PW

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  9. Decided21426/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. STABLE.

    Hilltop Stables Georges Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 6RT

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  10. Decided21427/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (OPENING HOURS) TO APPLICATION 15275/23.

    Dale House 61 - 63 New Hall Lane Bolton BL1 5LW

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  11. Decided21428/25

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLINGS.

    Land To The East Of 72 Chorley Road Bolton BL6 5JX

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  12. Decided21429/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 16424/23

    27 The Glen Bolton BL1 5DB

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  13. Decided21430/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. ADVERT SIGN TO SIDE ELEVATION.

    182 Station Road Bolton BL6 5JE

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  14. Decided21431/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING OFFICES (CLASS E) AND FLAT ABOVE TO 1 NO. DWELLING HOUSE (CLASS C3)

    309 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DY

    Received 20 Nov 2025
  15. Decided21432/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 20031/25.

    Smithills Comprehensive School Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JS

    Received 21 Nov 2025
  16. Decided21433/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO FACILITATE DOG TRAINING AND AGILITY (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF 6 FOOT BOUNDARY FENCE.

    Land West Of Chew Moor Lane Chew Moor Lane Bolton

    Received 21 Nov 2025
  17. Decided21434/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (NOISE ASSESSMENT), 4 (SCHEME TO CONTROL INTERNALLY GENERATED NOISE) AND 5 (DETAILS OF WHEEL CLEANING FACILITIES) ON APPLICATION 12956/22

    Unit 1A Slater Street Bolton BL1 2TQ

    Received 21 Nov 2025
  18. Decided21435/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 3 (NOISE ASSESSMENT), 4 (SCHEME TO CONTROL INTERNALLY GENERATED NOISE) AND 5 (DETAILS OF WHEEL CLEANING FACILITIES), CONDITION 9 (PARKING PROVISION), 11 (EXTERNAL STORAGE) AND 14 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 12956/22.

    Unit 1A Slater Street Bolton BL1 2TQ

    Received 21 Nov 2025
  19. Decided21436/25

    PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PORCH,SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS

    9 Smithy Croft Bolton BL7 9JB

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  20. Decided21437/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING.

    1158 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SQ

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  21. Decided21438/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) INTO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS.

    7 Church Street Bolton BL6 6AH

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  22. Decided21439/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 1 NO. LARCH.

    27 Park View Bolton BL1 7LE

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  23. Decided21440/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR PRIVATE HIRE OPERATORS LICENCE.

    30 Wheatfield Street Bolton BL2 1LH

    Received 24 Nov 2025
  24. Decided21441/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF REAR PORCH. CLADDING TO UPPER HALF OF FRONT ELEVATION

    3 Whitehorse Close Bolton BL6 7DQ

    Received 24 Nov 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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