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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4,463 approved · 1,032 refused · 196 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21549/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM CAR GARAGE TO MOT AND CAR SERVICING FACILITY WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATION TO ROOF AND BUILDING

    Rear Of 35 Harrowby Street Bolton BL4 7BR

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  2. Decided21550/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUTPRUNING OF 1NO. LIME

    5 Sharples Hall Mews Bolton BL1 7HL

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  3. Decided21551/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. CHERRY

    Haslam Court 195 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QJ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  4. Decided21552/25

    FELLING OF 2NO. ASH TREES

    37 Highgrove Close Bolton BL1 8QE

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  5. Decided21553/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS ACROSS 5 NO. BUILDINGS.

    Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital Churchill Drive Bolton Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  6. Decided21554/25

    FELLING OF 7NO. ASH TREES

    44 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EQ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  7. Decided21555/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CONVERSION OF A ROOF (HIP TO A GABLE) AND AN UPPER-FLOOR REAR-FACING DORMER ROOF EXTENSION TO CREATE A SECOND-FLOOR HABITABLE AREA BY CONVERTING THE LOFT SPACE, TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A JULIET BALCONY AT THE REAR

    192 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2SA

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  8. Decided21557/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH A NEW RENDERED FINISH, TOGETHER WITH A LOFT CONVERSION AND INSTALLATION OF ROOFLIGHT (VELUX) WINDOWS, AND A FRONT CANOPY.

    8 Lingfield Close Bolton BL4 9NZ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  9. Decided21558/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    7 Douglas Street Bolton BL1 7AS

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  10. Decided21560/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE /PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    621 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6HX

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  11. Decided21561/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF THE SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    2 Bardon Close Bolton BL1 3DH

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  12. Decided21562/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    183 Red Lane Bolton BL2 5HN

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  13. Decided21563/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH TREE

    60 New Hall Lane Bolton BL1 5LG

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  14. Decided21564/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF HARDSTANDING TO FORM TERRACE AREA.

    70 Hillside Avenue Bolton BL7 9NJ

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  15. Decided21565/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 345 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14

    Former Loco Works, Horwich, Bolton

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  16. Decided21566/25

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS, 1 NO. ILLUMINATED ENTRANCE GATE SIGN, 2 NO. ILLUMINATED 6M TOTEM POLE SIGNS, 3 NO. 10M FLAG POLES WITH 5M FLAGS AND 1 NO. DIRECTIONAL SIGN

    Perrys Motor Sales Ltd Bridgeman Street Bolton BL3 6BS

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  17. Decided21567/25

    NEW OPENING TO EXISTING GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF NO.3 ROLLER SHUTTER DOORS

    132 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AF

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  18. Decided21568/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    44 King Street Bolton BL5 3AX

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  19. Decided21569/25

    DEMOLITION OF A DETACHED GARAGE, PORCH, AND LEAN-TO REAR EXTENSION, AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH THE WIDENING OF THE DRIVEWAY TO CREATE 3 NO. PARKING SPACES

    1 Eastgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7EZ

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  20. Decided21570/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 6 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 20585/25

    Withins Nursing Home 38 - 40 Withins Lane Bolton BL2 5DZ

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  21. Decided21571/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. EXTRACTOR FLUE TO REAR.

    226 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HN

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  22. Decided21573/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) TO CONSIST OF CHANGES TO ROOF DESIGN TO INCLUDE MOCK TUDOR GABLE DETAIL AND CONDITION 5 (MATERIAL SAMPLES) ON APPLICATION 20833/25.

    Morada Eagley Bank Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LF

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  23. Decided21574/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO CHILDREN'S HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 2 YOUNG PERSONS AND 1 MEMBER OF STAFF.

    47 Hulton Lane Bolton BL3 4JD

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  24. Decided21575/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND OUTBUILDING AT SIDE AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    82 Masefield Drive Bolton BL4 9TD

    Received 18 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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