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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
7,299Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,502 approved or refused records
1,034Refused applications

4,468 approved · 1,034 refused · 197 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00009/26

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    1 Hardy Close Bolton BL5 3BS

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  2. Decided00010/26

    INSTALLATION OF FRONT AND REAR AWNINGS.

    166 - 168 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3BA

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  3. Decided00011/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.55M LONG; 3.64M MAX HEIGHT; 2.65M EAVES HEIGHT)

    4 Broxton Avenue Bolton BL3 3TG

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  4. Decided00014/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING.

    Land At 7 To 9 Cross Street Cross Street Bolton BL4 8QX

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  5. Deposited00015/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (BIODIVERSITY) AND CONDITION 15 (ATTENUATION BASIN/ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION AREA) ON APPLICATION 17490/24 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 20104/25)

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

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  6. Decided00016/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF PART GROUND FLOOR FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO RETAIL UNIT (USE CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A SHOP FRONT AND ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION, DORMER AND DETACHED GARAGE AT REAR.

    17 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  7. Decided00017/26

    DISCHARGE OF PLANNING CONDITIONS 10 (SITE REMEDIATION) AND 17 (SOIL TESTING) OF PLANNING APPLICATION 12836/21

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  8. Decided00018/26

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 4NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 4 OCCUPANTS WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND DORMER AT REAR

    95 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2PX

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  9. Decided00019/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (LEVELS DETAILS), 6 (BIODIVERSITY MITIGATION) AND 7 (ACCESSIBLE AND ADOPTABLE DWELLINGS) ON PLANNING APPLICATION 20676/25

    Hilltop Stables Georges Lane Bolton BL6 6RT

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  10. Decided00021/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 2 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    36 Fox Street Bolton BL6 5NZ

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  11. Decided00022/26

    REPLACEMENT OF 2 NO. BOILER PLANTS AND 2 NO. EXTRACTOR FLUES.

    Bolton School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PB

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  12. Decided00023/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF 2 NO. BOILER PLANTS AND 2 NO. EXTRACTOR FLUES.

    Bolton School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PB

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  13. Decided00024/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17490/24 TO ALLOW FOR MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE SITE LAYOUT AND TO AMEND THE WORDING OF CONDITION 6 (TREE PROTECTION), CONDITION 11 (HIGHWAYS WORKS), CONDITION 13 (COAL REMEDIATION), CONDITION 14 (MATERIALS), CONDITION 16 (VEHICULAR ACCESS), CONDITION 17 (CLOSING OF VEHICULAR ACCESS), CONDITION 18 (FOOTWAYS/CARRIAGEWAY), CONDITION 19 (PARKING), CONDITION 23 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT), CONDITION 26 (AIA/AMS), CONDITION 28 (BNG), CONDITION 30 (REASONABLE AVOIDANCE MEASURES), CONDITION 31 (PUMPING STATION) AND CONDITION 33 (APPROVED PLANS).

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

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  14. Decided00025/26

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

    853 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SL

    Received 7 Jan 2026
  15. Decided00026/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO 5 NO. BEDROOM HMO FOR 5 OCCUPANTS

    764 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AF

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  16. Deposited00027/26

    EXTENSION TO SITE CURTILAGE AND INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. JET WASH BAYS, PARKING BAYS, EXTERNAL LAUNDRY UNIT, RETAINING WALL AND 2.5M ACOUSTIC FENCE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING

    BP Firwood Service Station 319 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AE

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  17. Decided00028/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDREN'S CARE FACILITY (CLASS C2) FOR UP 1 NO. YOUNG PERSON.

    172 Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JS

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  18. Decided00029/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (8.00M LONG; 4.00M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    3 Sandown Road Bolton BL2 3QB

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  19. Decided00030/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20824/25

    Firwood House Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2PE

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  20. Decided00031/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF 1 NO. EXISTING AGRICULTURAL UNIT INTO A GYM TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING

    Ormstons Farm Wingates Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LT

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  21. Decided00032/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 09862/20

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  22. Decided00033/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION FOR THE FELLING OF 1NO. COMMON ALDER, AND PRUNING OF 1NO. COMMON ALDER

    Land Between Wakefield Mews And Eagley Brook Wakefield Mews Bolton

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  23. Decided00034/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20824/25

    Firwood House Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2PE

    Received 8 Jan 2026
  24. Decided00035/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (PROPOSED LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 17320/23

    Gouldings Martial Arts St Germain Street Bolton BL4 7BQ

    Received 8 Jan 2026

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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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