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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
7,328Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,525 approved or refused records
1,037Refused applications

4,488 approved · 1,037 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00147/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. ANNEX TO PROVIDE CARE FACILITY FOR 1 NO. PERSON

    2 Ryecroft Drive Bolton BL5 3PW

    Received 30 Jan 2026
  2. Decided00148/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (DRAINAGE DETAILS) AND CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 18036/24 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 21027/25)

    Vacant Car Park Dinsdale Drive Bolton BL3 5JE

    Received 30 Jan 2026
  3. Decided00149/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE (C3) TO 4 BED HMO (C4) FOR 4 OCCUPANTS.

    104 Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL

    Received 30 Jan 2026
  4. Decided00150/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    19 Birchfield Bolton BL2 4AH

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00151/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (DETAILS OF OUTBUILDINGS) ON APPLICATION 07131/19

    743 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL3 1AN

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00152/26

    RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCH TOWER

    St Chads Church Tonge Fold Road Bolton BL2 6AR

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00153/26

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

    20 Carlton Close Bolton BL6 5DL

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00154/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR MODIFICTION OF FRONT TIMBER OPEN PORCH TO CANOPY, DOOR AND CANOPY TO BE PAINTED

    10 Whitehill Cottages Bolton BL1 7DA

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00157/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE.

    32 Barrow Bridge Road Bolton BL1 7NJ

    Received 2 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00158/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS

    18 Hazeldene Bolton BL5 2SJ

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  11. Deposited00159/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PART A - FELL 2 NO. SYCAMORE, 3 NO. UNKNOWN. PART B- PRUNE 28 NO. POPLAR, 2 NO. OAK, 2 NO. SYCAMORE.

    Playing Fields And Premises Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5DE

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  12. Decided00162/26

    DISCHARGE OF THE BIODIVERSITY GAIN CONDITION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION 21168/25 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 00385/26)

    Land South Of Cutcacre Way Cutacre Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00164/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    Masjid E Ali 396 - 398 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 4QH

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00165/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP TO DWELLING/SHOP ON GROUND FLOOR.

    173 Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7AW

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  15. Decided00167/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    162 Leigh Road Bolton BL5 2LE

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00168/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF 4NO. FASCIA SIGNS

    Shakespeare Hotel 1 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00169/26

    RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT TO A CAR SHOWROOM

    115C Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8HF

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00170/26

    INSTALLATION OF EXTRACTOR FLUE AT REAR (CLASS E)

    343 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 8DF

    Received 3 Feb 2026
  19. Decided00171/26

    APPROVE PART A: FELL 1 LIME TREEREFUSE PART B: FELL 1 LIME TREE

    24A Church Road Bolton BL1 6HE

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  20. Decided00172/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ROOF ALTERATIONS

    47 Lansdowne Road Atherton Bolton M46 9HL

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00173/26

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING UNIT 6 AND THE ERECTION OF NEW INDUSTRIAL UNIT (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY).

    Shepherd Cross Street Industrial Estate Shepherd Cross Street Bolton BL1 3DE

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  22. Deposited00174/26

    00189/26 SAME APPLICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETEDPART A: FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREEPART B: PRUNING OF 1NO. ASH TREE, 2NO. CHESTNUT TREES, 2NO. MAPLE TREE, 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE, 1NO. LIME TREE, 1NO. SILVER BIRCH TREE, 1NO. BEECH TREE AND 1NO. OAK TREE

    The Vicarage 2 Towncroft Lane Bolton BL1 5EW

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00176/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION COMPRISING OF INTEGRAL GARAGE WITH RAISING OF ROOF RIDGE FOR LOFT CONVERSION AND REAR GABLE WITHIN THE ROOF STRUCTURE AND INSTALLATION OF JULIET BALCONY.

    Netherley Foxholes Road Bolton BL6 6AJ

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  24. Decided00177/26

    DEMOLITION OF FIRST FLOOR CONSERVATORY AND INSTALLATION OF BALUSTRADE AND JULIET BALCONY WITH ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND GARAGE CONVERSION

    46 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JW

    Received 4 Feb 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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