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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
7,331Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,528 approved or refused records
1,037Refused applications

4,491 approved · 1,037 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00178/26

    ERECTION OF 2NO. SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENTS

    Land Adjacent To 5 Castle Street Castle Street Bolton BL2 1AD

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  2. Decided00179/26

    CONTINUED TEMPORARY USE OF EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASE FOR 18 MONTHS.

    Farnworth Social Circle Cricket Club Piggott Street Bolton BL4 9QJ

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  3. Decided00180/26

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3(b) (MATERIALS AND IMPROVEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 14364/22.

    30 Mawdsley Street Bolton BL1 1LF

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  4. Decided00181/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) INTO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM.

    20 Broadway Bolton BL4 0HQ

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00184/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 (NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON PREMISES) ON APPLICATION 87145/11 TO INCREASE FROM NO. 66 TO NO. 74 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS.

    Nursery 598 Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9RY

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00186/26

    INSTALLATION OF REAR DECKING TO FORM TERRACE AREA WITH BALUSTRADES.

    101 Dovedale Road Bolton BL2 5HS

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00187/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION , SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH

    3 East Meade Bolton BL3 3HA

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00188/26

    DEMOLITION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    4 Cambridge Close Bolton BL4 0NB

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00189/26

    FELLING OF 1NO. SELF-SEEDED SYCAMORE, PRUNING OF 2NO. ASH, 3NO. MAPLE, 2NO. CHESTNUT, 2NO. SYCAMORE, 1NO. LIME, 1NO. SILVER BIRCH, 1NO. BEECH, 1NO. OAK

    The Vicarage 2 Towncroft Lane Bolton BL1 5EW

    Received 5 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00190/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 9 (MATERIALS - ROOF), 10 (HIGHWAY WORKS) AND 11 (NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 17320/23

    Gouldings Martial Arts St Germain Street Bolton BL4 7BQ

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  11. Decided00191/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (LEVELS), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (MATERIALS) AND 6 (DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 12632/21.

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  12. Deposited00192/26

    CREATION OF AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA WITHIN THE EXISTING PROPERTY BOUNDARY AREA.

    Ground Floor 621 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6BJ

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00197/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (ENERGY STATEMENT) AND 4 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 20369/25

    Greenlands Residential Home 46 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2EF

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00198/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM GARAGE

    18 Broadheath Close Bolton BL5 3UQ

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  15. Decided00199/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) CONVERSION OF INTEGRAL GARAGE TO CREATE WORKSPACE.

    80 Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2BB

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00202/26

    CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM, PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ALTERATIONS TO WINDOWS AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    3 Whitebeam Walk Bolton BL5 3UW

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00203/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION

    14 Wyndham Avenue Bolton BL3 4LQ

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00204/26

    INSTALLATION OF DOUBLE GATE TOGETHER WITH WIDENING OF EXISTING VEHICULAR ACCESS

    LAND AT KESTOR STREET BOLTON BL2 2BG

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  19. Decided00205/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    Railway Hotel Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LY

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  20. Decided00206/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    64 Ashley Avenue Bolton BL2 5AR

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00207/26

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    63 Sharples Avenue Bolton BL1 7HE

    Received 4 Feb 2026
  22. Decided00208/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 21052/25

    3 Wood Fold Bolton BL7 9YF

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00212/26

    SITING OF 1NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AT REAR ELEVATION

    5 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  24. Decided00214/26

    WIDENING OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER.

    13 Howcroft Street Bolton BL3 5LP

    Received 9 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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