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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
7,311Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,512 approved or refused records
1,036Refused applications

4,476 approved · 1,036 refused · 198 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00066/26

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF NO.1 DWELLING

    Edditch Farm High Bank Street Bolton BL2 6BP

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  2. Decided00067/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE TO 1NO. DWELLING

    375 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2JR

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  3. Awaiting decision00068/26

    FELLING OF 2NO. ASH TREES, 2NO. WILLOW TREES AND 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE

    Inglehurst 3 Westgate Avenue Bolton BL1 4RF

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  4. Decided00069/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH

    Top O Th Knotts Cottage Top O Th Knotts Farm Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4LL

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  5. Decided00070/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    22 Pitcombe Close Bolton BL1 7PQ

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  6. Decided00071/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE TO 4 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS. (CLASS C3)

    308 Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BB

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  7. Decided00072/26

    FELLING OF 2NO. ASH TREES

    18 Whitsters Hollow Bolton BL1 6TY

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  8. Decided00073/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO CREATE 1NO. ADDITIONAL RETAIL UNIT AND SHOP FRONTAGE AT GROUND FLOOR, LOADING AREA AT GROUND FLOOR AND STORAGE/ANCILLARY AREA AT FIRST FLOOR FOR EXISTING UNIT AND REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL STAIRCASE TO SIDE

    448 - 452 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL3 1SY

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  9. Decided00074/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DANCE STUDIO TO CONVENIENCE STORE (CLASS E)

    Premier 242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  10. Decided00075/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN, 3 NO. PROJECTING SIGN, 6 NO. OFFER BASED SIGNS

    Premier 242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  11. Decided00076/26

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS AND 1 NO. ILLUMINATED TOTEM POLE.

    Wilson And Co Manchester Road Bolton BL3 2NE

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  12. Decided00077/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF VACANT UNIT TO A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATING A DANCE STUDIO (USE CLASS E(d)) AND A UNIT FOR STORAGE OR LIGHT INDUSTRY (USE CLASS B8 OR E(g)) TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. WINDOWS AND 1 NO. DOORWAY

    28A Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QD

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  13. Decided00078/26

    PART A; PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUTPART B; FELLING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE

    Railway Hotel Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LY

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  14. Decided00079/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FROM PUBLIC HIGHWAY TO PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCE

    12 Sandown Road Bolton BL2 3QB

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  15. Decided00080/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO 6 NO.FLATS TO REAR GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR (CLASS C3)

    130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  16. Decided00081/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    108 Winslow Road Bolton BL3 4SY

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  17. Deposited00083/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 24 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 19407/24 FOR ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO CAR PARKING.

    Brierfields 721 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  18. Decided00084/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (UPDATED PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 20633/25

    Lakeside House Waterside Business Park Smiths Road Bolton BL3 2QJ

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  19. Decided00085/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER AND RAISE OF ROOF HEIGHT

    25 Bromwich Street Bolton BL2 1JF

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  20. Decided00086/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 8 (SITE DELIVERIES) ON APPLICATION 00819/17 (ERECTION OF FOOD STORE) TO EXTEND DELIVERY HOURS TO 07:00- 21:00 MONDAY TO SATURDAY 09:00-19:00 SUNDAYS AND 08:00-19:00 BANK HOLIDAYS

    Lidl Superstore The Fairways Bolton BL5 3YY

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  21. Decided00087/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP WITH FLAT ABOVE TO 1 NO. DWELLING.

    309 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8DY

    Received 16 Jan 2026
  22. Decided00088/26

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR WITH DORMER AT REAR.

    23 Thorn Street Bolton BL1 8LA

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  23. Decided00089/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF EXISTING GARAGE, WITH PROVISION OF NO.3 PARKING SPACES

    7 Linnyshaw Close Bolton BL3 4WH

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  24. Decided00090/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND EXTENSION TO BEER GARDEN TOGETHER WITH WIDENING OF ACCESS TO CAR PARK AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    White Lion 2 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AN

    Received 19 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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