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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
7,294Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,500 approved or refused records
1,033Refused applications

4,467 approved · 1,033 refused · 197 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21576/25

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    22 Cundey Street Bolton BL1 3BT

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  2. Decided21577/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    16 Whins Crest Bolton BL6 4NH

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  3. Decided21578/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    8 Forest Way Bolton BL7 9YE

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  4. Decided21580/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON PLANNING APPLICATION 15303/23

    Unit 11 Halliwell Mills Bertha Street Bolton BL1 8AH

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  5. Decided21581/25

    ERECTION OF A CANOPY TO PROTECT VEHICLE STOCK MAX HEIGHT 2.4M.

    37 Marsh Lane Bolton BL4 0AP

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  6. Decided21582/25

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

    550 Manchester Road Bolton BL3 2PJ

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  7. Deposited21583/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING) FOR THE GROUND ENGINEERING AND REMEDIATION WORKS TO ENABLE CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM INCLUDING SURACE CAR PARK (TEMPORARY), NEW OPEN SPACE INCLUDING CREATION OF COMMUNITY PARK, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND INFORMAL SPORTS PITCH, LANDSCAPING, ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14

    Land South And West Of Fettlers Way Former Horwich Loco Works (Rivington Chase) Bolton BL6 6DW

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  8. Decided21584/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY GLAZED POD UNIT.

    Swansway Garages Folds Road Bolton BL1 2SB

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  9. Decided21585/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) TO ALTER ROOF DESIGN TO FORM FLAT ROOF ON APPLICATION 19394/24.

    2 Berne Avenue Bolton BL6 7QZ

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  10. Decided21586/25

    REPLACEMENT SHOP FRONT COMPRISING OF REALIGNMENT OF FRONT ELEVATION AND INSTALLATION OF DOUBLE DOORS.

    Ground FLoor 102 - 104 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BD

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  11. Decided21587/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION, ERECTION OF PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT, FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND FRONT DORMER ALONG WITH INCREASE IN RIDGE HEIGHT TO EXISTING ROOF

    8 St Leonards Avenue Bolton BL6 4JE

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  12. Decided21588/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    79 Bernice Street Bolton BL1 3LH

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  13. Deposited21589/25

    DISCHARGE OF PLANNING CONDITIONS 11 (BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARY TREATMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING), 12 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN), 19 (CONTAMINATION), 20 (REMEDIATION/EARTHWORKS), 21 (MINING REMEDIAL WORKS ACTIVITY), 22 (LAND AND FLOOR LEVELS), 23 (ARCHAEOLOGY), 24 (BIRD NESTING SEASON), 25 (ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN), 26 (ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT PLAN), 27 (ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT), 30 (PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF ECOLOGICAL/GREENSPACE BUFFER ZONE), 32 (JAPANESE KNOTWEED AND HIMALAYAN BALSAM METHOD STATEMENT), 34 (FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT), 35 (SURFACE AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME), 39 (RIVINGTON CHASE DESIGN STATEMENT), 40 (SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT) and 41 (CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT) OF PLANNING APPLICATION REF: 91352/14

    Land At The Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton BL6 6DW

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  14. Decided21590/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION WITH RAISED TERRACE.

    The Rigbys Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  15. Decided21591/25

    ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS TO INCLUDE RECLADDING, REDECORATING TO EXISTING BRICKWORK, REMOVAL OF SURPLUS SERVICE BAY OPENINGS AND FORMATION OF ONE ENTRANCE AND 2 NO. WINDOWS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. SIGNAGE ZONES.

    Unit G Lecturers Close Bolton BL3 6DG

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  16. Decided21592/25

    INSTALLATION OF PALADIN FENCING AND SECURITY GATES.

    Unit G Lecturers Close Bolton BL3 6DG

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  17. Decided21593/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR TAKEAWAY AND 1 NO. APARTMENT TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.

    157 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5QE

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  18. Decided21594/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14 (LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 18036/24 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 21027/25)

    Vacant Car Park Dinsdale Drive Bolton BL3 5JE

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  19. Decided21595/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 5 (HIMALAYAN BALSAM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY), 6 (PARTS II AND III) (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 13 (LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 12461/21

    Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Slack Lane Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  20. Decided21596/25

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION.

    11 Pindoria Superstore Gilnow Road Bolton BL1 4LL

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  21. Decided21597/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    22 Malton Avenue Bolton BL3 4JH

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  22. Decided21598/25

    CONTINUED DISPLAY OF FIVE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS TOGETHER WITH THE DISPLAY OF THREE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGNS

    Units 1 To 3 Marsden House Marsden Road Bolton BL1 2AY

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  23. Decided21599/25

    INSTALLATION OF ENCLOSURE BOARDS, SYNTHETIC PLAYING SURFACE, LIGHTING AND CANOPIES FOR PADEL TENNIS

    Powerleague Bolton Leverhulme Park Long Lane Bolton BL2 6BZ

    Received 22 Dec 2025
  24. Decided21600/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.88M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    7 Paton Avenue Bolton BL3 2JH

    Received 22 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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