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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
7,191Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,415 approved or refused records
1,019Refused applications

4,396 approved · 1,019 refused · 192 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20819/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 2 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCE.

    1 Greenway Bolton BL6 6RP

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  2. Decided20820/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    56 Corrie Crescent Bolton BL4 8RP

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  3. Decided20821/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (PART 4) (ARCHAEOLOGICAL WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION - INSTALLATION OF A HERITAGE INFORMATION BOARD) ON APPLICATION 16787/23

    University Technical College 89 - 125 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AG

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  4. Decided20822/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (SUSTAINABILITY - BRUKL REPORT) ON APPLICATION 17033/23

    University Technical College 89 - 125 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AG

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  5. Decided20823/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    35 Thorns Road Bolton BL1 6NX

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  6. Decided20824/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING COLLEGE BUILDING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT COLLEGE BUILDING, REVISED MEANS OF ACCESS, PARKING, DRAINAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE, LANDSCAPING AND ANCILLARY WORKS

    Firwood House Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2PE

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  7. Decided20825/25

    ERECTION OF PORCH TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION.

    14 Wyndham Avenue Bolton BL3 4LQ

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  8. Decided20826/25

    ADDITIONAL USE OF DWELLING FOR CHILDMINDING SERVICE TOGETHER WITH ENCLOSED PLAY AREA.

    23 Chadwick Street Bolton BL2 1JN

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  9. Decided20827/25

    RETROSPECTIVE REBUILDING OF AN EXISTING UNIT

    Westhoughton Industrial Estate James Street Bolton BL5 3QR

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  10. Decided20828/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF MODULAR CLASSROOM BUILDING.

    Ladybridge High School New York Bolton BL3 4NG

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  11. Decided20829/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 5 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN), 10 (INVASIVE SPECIES METHOD STATEMENT) AND 11 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE WORKS) ON APPLICATION 18884/24

    Land West Of Slack Lane Slack Lane Bolton

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  12. Decided20831/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION TO CONVERT SHOP FRONT TO LIVING SPACE.

    130 Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JS

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  13. Decided20832/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF 1 DWELLING

    71 Church Street Bolton BL6 5EE

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  14. Decided20833/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    Morada Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LF

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  15. Decided20834/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. ASH TREE

    Bradshaw Cottage Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 4JJ

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  16. Decided20835/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH CANOPY TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND SECOND STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH JULIET BALCONY AND ALTERATIONS TO DORMER AT FRONT

    192 Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JE

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  17. Decided20836/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (SURFACE AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE DESIGN) ON APPLICATION 03880/18.

    Land To The North Of Springfield Road Springfield Road Bolton

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  18. Decided20837/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 15 (ACOUSTIC BARRIER - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 11349/21

    Former Roscoe's Farm Bolton Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DX

    Received 7 Aug 2025
  19. Decided20838/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY (C2)

    91 Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0BX

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  20. Decided20841/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT WITH PORCH, REAR EXTENSION AND THE ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION INTO A HABITABLE ROOM.

    1 Arran Close Bolton BL3 4PP

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  21. Decided20842/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY (C2)

    42 Lakeside Avenue Bolton BL3 2HY

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  22. Decided20843/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY (C2)

    44 Lakeside Avenue Bolton BL3 2HY

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  23. Decided20844/25

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK AND TEMPORARY ROAD ACCESS.

    4 Lostock Hall Fold Bolton BL6 4AD

    Received 8 Aug 2025
  24. Decided20845/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION WITH JULIETTE BALCONY TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT TO EXISTING GARAGE.

    Pingle Closes Farm 351 Hindley Road Bolton BL5 2DT

    Received 8 Aug 2025

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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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