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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
7,279Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,490 approved or refused records
1,031Refused applications

4,459 approved · 1,031 refused · 196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21468/25

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EQUESTRIAN BUILDING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING.

    Equestrian Facility At Holdens Farm Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

    Received 28 Nov 2025
  2. Decided21469/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (RAM) ON APPLICATION 20985/25

    Moorland To The North Of Horwich, 200M West Of Mast Road, 700M East Of Georges Lane.

    Received 28 Nov 2025
  3. Decided21470/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17830/24 TO AMEND WORDING OF CONDITION 6 (APPROVED REPORTS) FROM PRIOR TO FIRST USE OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OCCUPATION ON VERIFICATION REPORT.

    Cherry Tree CP School The Orchards Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0NS

    Received 28 Nov 2025
  4. Decided21471/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) AND 3 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 18463/24 TO AMEND LAYOUT AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE.

    101 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JZ

    Received 28 Nov 2025
  5. Decided21472/25

    ERECTION OF FRONT BOUNDARY WALL WITH TIMBER SLAT FENCE ON TOP, TOGETHER WITH AN ELECTRIC GATE.

    478 Church Road Bolton BL1 5RH

    Received 28 Nov 2025
  6. Decided21473/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    25 Hulme Road Bolton BL2 4BS

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  7. Decided21474/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    10 Bryants Field Bolton BL1 5XH

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  8. Decided21475/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR.

    19 Knutshaw Crescent Bolton BL3 4SB

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  9. Decided21476/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH

    10 Meriden Grove Bolton BL6 4RQ

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  10. Decided21477/25

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. ASH

    2 Harbury Close Bolton BL3 4JY

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  11. Decided21478/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    12 Great Marld Close Bolton BL1 5RZ

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  12. Deposited21479/25

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. BEECH.

    7 Clarebank Bolton BL1 5AD

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  13. Decided21480/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER.

    5 Foxendale Walk Bolton BL3 6YQ

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  14. Decided21481/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (DRAINAGE DETAILS), 6 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN), 7 (HMMP - DELIVERY), 10 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) AND 11 (BAT AND BIRD BOXES) ON APPLICATION 20462/25.

    2 - 4 Eagley Brook Way Bolton BL1 8TS

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  15. Decided21482/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.7M LONG; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 2.8M EAVES HEIGHT).

    41 Martin Avenue Bolton BL3 1NX

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  16. Decided21483/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.56M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    218 Deane Church Lane Bolton BL3 4EW

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  17. Decided21484/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLINGHOUSE

    5 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  18. Decided21485/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR.

    34 Normanby Street Bolton BL3 3QR

    Received 1 Dec 2025
  19. Decided21486/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR WITH FULL RENDER OF DWELLING.

    42 Grange Park Road Bolton BL7 9YA

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  20. Decided21487/25

    PRUNING OF 2NO. ASH, 1NO. OAK FELL NO 1 ASH

    35 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EG

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  21. Deposited21488/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT. EXCEEDED 6 WEEK LIMIT.

    Bloomfield Markland Hill Bolton BL1 5AL

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  22. Deposited21489/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PRUNING OF G1 CONIFERS, 1 NO. HAWTHORN, 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. SYCAMORE.EXCEEDED SIX WEEK LIMIT.

    Egerton Manor Care Centre Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  23. Decided21490/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 3NO. FLATS

    18-20 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA

    Received 2 Dec 2025
  24. Decided21491/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (LANDSCAPING SCHEME) OF PLANNING APPLICATION 19755/25

    Bennett House Viking Street Bolton BL3 2RR

    Received 2 Dec 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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