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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
7,286Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,495 approved or refused records
1,032Refused applications

4,463 approved · 1,032 refused · 196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21518/25

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

    134 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2DP

    Received 5 Dec 2025
  2. Decided21521/25

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND HOTEL TO A CAR SALES BUSINESS AND 9 NO. BEDROOM HMO

    Shakespeare Hotel 1 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  3. Decided21522/25

    PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE AND HOTEL TO A CAR SALES BUSINESS AND 9 NO. BEDROOM HMO

    Shakespeare Hotel 1 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  4. Decided21524/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY PORCH AND TWO STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    220 Bradshaw Meadows Bolton BL2 4NE

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  5. Decided21525/25

    REMOVAL OF CONDITION 3 (USE OF GARAGE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE) ON APPLICATION 76836/07 (ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE)

    20 Vale Coppice Bolton BL6 5RP

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  6. Decided21527/25

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    9 Brentford Avenue Bolton BL1 6EW

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  7. Decided21528/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    2 Brazley Avenue Bolton BL3 2LD

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  8. Decided21529/25

    PART A: PRUNING OF 3 NO.LIME, G27, MIXED GROUP, FELLING OF 1 NO.SYCAMORE, 1 NO.PINE, 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUTPART B: 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    Bloomfield Markland Hill Bolton BL1 5AL

    Received 8 Dec 2025
  9. Decided21530/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    493 Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0JZ

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  10. Decided21531/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (FINAL DETAILS OF DEVELOPMENT AS CONSTRUCTED) ON APPLICATION 15775/23

    Land South West Of Moss Lane Moss Lane Blackrod Bolton

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  11. Decided21532/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 32 (TRAVEL PLAN) ON APPLICATION 17490/24 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 20104/25)

    Land North Of 659 Radcliffe Road Radcliffe Road Bolton BL3 1AN

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  12. Decided21533/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A PARTSINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH A REAR DORMER AND SINGLESTOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    3 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  13. Decided21534/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT) OF PLANNING APPLICATION REF: 20824/25

    Firwood House Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2PE

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  14. Decided21535/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    67 Waters Edge Bolton BL4 0NL

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  15. Decided21536/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DETACHED GARAGE TO 1 NO. BEDROOM DWELLING.

    Garage To Land To Rear Of Barrow Bridge Chimney Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NL

    Received 9 Dec 2025
  16. Decided21537/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (HABITAT AND MAINTENANCE MONITORING PLAN) ON APPLICATION 18890/24

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 10 Dec 2025
  17. Decided21538/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    45 Smith Lane Bolton BL7 9EZ

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  18. Decided21539/25

    ERECTION OF ENCLOSED STAIR CORE

    Maternity Unit Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  19. Decided21540/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16861/23 TO REGULARISE MINOR CHANGES TO THE APPROVED SCHEME INCLUDING THE OMISSION OF THE STEPPED ROOF TO SLOPE AT REAR TOGETHER WITH 2 NO. SKY LIGHTS TO PORCH AND INSTALLATION OF UP AND DOWN LIGHTS TO FRONT AND EASTERN ELEVATIONS.

    Lee Clough Mission Old Road Bolton BL1 6PU

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  20. Decided21541/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 09862/20 TO AMEND THE COMBINED REFUSE/CYCLE STORES ON APPROVED DRAWINGS TO UTILISE THE AREA OF COMBINED STORES AS REFUSE STORAGE ONLY AND SEPARATE CYCLE STORE ELEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE BOLTON REFUSE STRATEGY WHILST REFLECTING AGREED BOUNDARY FENCING.

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  21. Decided21545/25

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR, FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE, AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    9 Clough Meadow Bolton BL1 5XB

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  22. Decided21546/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 9 (SECURE BY DESIGN) ON APPLICATION 18207/24

    Former Eden Boys School Cotton Street Bolton BL1 3JN

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  23. Awaiting decision21547/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING.

    Doe Hey House Harper Green Road Bolton BL4 7HT

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  24. Decided21548/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL SHOP TO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF REAR DORMER.

    211 Manchester Road Bolton BL4 8QL

    Received 12 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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