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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
7,321Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,519 approved or refused records
1,037Refused applications

4,482 approved · 1,037 refused · 201 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00120/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY/HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    359A Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BL

    Received 23 Jan 2026
  2. Decided00121/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER.

    492 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RS

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  3. Decided00122/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE FORMATION OF HARDSTANDING TO FRONT GARDEN FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY.

    157 Tudor Avenue Bolton BL1 4NB

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  4. Decided00123/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM C3 DWELLING TO FORM 7 BED HMO

    16 Daisyfield Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HA

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  5. Decided00124/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    27 Moorlands View Bolton BL3 3TN

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  6. Decided00125/26

    PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT BANK TO 7 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 7 NO. OCCUPANTS

    121 Market Street Bolton BL4 8EX

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  7. Decided00127/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, INSTALLATION OF ROOF WINDOWS AND ALTERATION TO EXISTING FENESTRATION

    253 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RX

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  8. Decided00128/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    8 Clarendon Gardens Bolton BL7 9GX

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  9. Decided00129/26

    SUBDIVISION CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL AT GROUND FLOOR AND STORAGE TO FIRST FLOOR (CLASS E) TO PART GROUND CHANGE OF USE, FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR TO 8 NO. BEDROOM HMO FOR NO. 8 OCCUPANTS (CLASS C4) WITH INSTALLATION OF FIRE ESCAPE AND WINDOWS.

    65 - 67 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HE

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  10. Decided00130/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 78297/07

    Former Hercules Business Park Lostock Lane Bolton BL6 4BR

    Received 26 Jan 2026
  11. Decided00131/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 18 (ACOUSTIC FENCE DETAILS) CONDITION 19 (LAND CONTAMINATION) AND CONDITION 20 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 19310/24

    Brownfield Land To The East Of Old Hall Street Kearsley (Farnworth) And South Of Bolton Road

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  12. Decided00132/26

    ERECTION OF DORMERS FRONT/REAR WITH PORCH AT FRONT.

    5 Martin Avenue Bolton BL3 1NX

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  13. Decided00133/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND SIDE WITH GARAGE CONVERSION.

    56 Brindley Close Bolton BL4 0AG

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  14. Decided00135/26

    PRUNING OF 4 NO. SYCAMORE.

    37 The Woodlands Bolton BL6 4JD

    Received 27 Jan 2026
  15. Decided00136/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF 5 NO. WINDOWS.

    18 Park View Bolton BL1 7LE

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  16. Decided00137/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    6 Forester Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 2DR

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  17. Deposited00138/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE NO.1 LIME TREE.6-WEEK NOI EXPIRED.

    Suite J 112 Market Street Bolton BL5 3AZ

    Received 28 Jan 2026
  18. Decided00140/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 15877/23

    Deane Memorial Hall Junction Road Bolton BL3 4LT

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  19. Decided00141/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER

    62 Elgin Street Bolton BL1 3ER

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  20. Decided00142/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING/DINING ROOM TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    The Old Village Hall Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9JG

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  21. Decided00143/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4(ii) (METHODOLOGY) AND 5 (MATERIALS SCHEDULE) ON APPLICATION 21266/25.

    9 Wood Street Bolton BL5 3AE

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  22. Decided00144/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    24 Chadwick Street Bolton BL2 1JN

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  23. Decided00145/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE TO NURSERY INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION

    551 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AE

    Received 29 Jan 2026
  24. Decided00146/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    24 Corrie Crescent Bolton BL4 8RP

    Received 29 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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