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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
7,199Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,422 approved or refused records
1,019Refused applications

4,403 approved · 1,019 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided20901/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (REPLACEMENT PITCHES AND CLUBHOUSE) ON APPLICATION 12412/21

    Land South Of Inverbeg Drive Inverbeg Drive Bolton BL2 6NA

    Received 19 Aug 2025
  2. Decided20902/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION, AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND SIDE

    221 Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JB

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  3. Decided20903/25

    INSTALLATION OF 6 NO. AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP WITH ACOUSTIC FENCING ON THE DROPPED ROOF / BALCONY.

    Eden Boys School Wolfenden Street Bolton BL1 3QE

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  4. Decided20904/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 5 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 5 OCCUPANTS

    3 Bents Terrace Winter Street Bolton BL1 8GL

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  5. Decided20907/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM SINGLE DWELLING TO 6 BED HOUSE IN MULTPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO) FOR A MAXIMUM OF 6 OCCUPANTS

    18 Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3BU

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  6. Decided20908/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    Masjid-e-noor 327 - 329 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3QD

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  7. Decided20909/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1 NO. LIME.

    4 Stokesby Gardens Bolton BL6 4QS

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  8. Decided20910/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SCHEME FOR SOUND INSULATION MEASURES) ON 17183/23

    3 St Marys Avenue Bolton BL3 5QW

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  9. Decided20911/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SILVER BIRCH, 1NO. SYCAMORE, 1NO. SILVER BIRCH

    7 Capitol Close Bolton BL1 6LU

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  10. Decided20912/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR.

    207 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4AZ

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  11. Decided20913/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK.

    20 Higher Dunscar Bolton BL7 9TE

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  12. Decided20915/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE AND PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, TWO STOREY AND FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION, NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY, GLASS BALUSTRADE TO FIRST FLOOR TERRACE AREA AT REAR, RAISING OF EXISTING ROOF TO FORM NEW SECOND FLOOR, INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMERS AND NEW FRONT BOUNDARY WALL WITH ACCESS GATES INCLUDING REMODELING OF DRIVEWAY.

    184 Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JE

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  13. Decided20916/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF STORE ROOM TO WINE SALES AND TASTING INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION WITHIN FRONT ELEVATION

    54 Longsight Bolton BL2 3HX

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  14. Decided20918/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) 10 (HIGHWAYS) AND 13 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 18207/24

    Former Eden Boys School Cotton Street Bolton BL1 3JN

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  15. Decided20919/25

    PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF THE GARAGE TO AHABITABLE ROOM, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW UTILITY AND SHOWER ROOM WINDOWS ON SIDE, ANDCHANGES TO FENESTRATION

    15 Salisbury Avenue Bolton BL1 4EX

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  16. Decided20920/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STABLES AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. MACHINERY SHED.

    Westhoughton Dog Park Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DJ

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  17. Decided20921/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK.

    8 Smithills Drive Bolton BL1 5RB

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  18. Decided20923/25

    DEMOLISH THE EXISTING ENTRANCE AND REPLACE IT WITH AN EXTENDED ENTRANCE EXTENSION. RENDER THE FRONT AND REAR BRICKWORK WHITE, REPLACE EXISTING STONE FACING TO MATCH THE NEW EXTENSION, AND INSTALL BLACK WINDOWS AND BLACK UPVC FASCIAS, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE

    10 Laxford Grove Bolton BL3 4PW

    Received 25 Aug 2025
  19. Decided20924/25

    RETROSPECTIVE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING BARN INTO 1NO. DWELLING, TOGETHER WITH AN EXTENSION TO CREATE A FIRST FLOOR

    Mill Lane Fishery, Piggery And Stables Mill Lane Bolton BL6 6AT

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  20. Decided20925/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSIONS, PORCH AT FRONT AND FIRST FLOOR AT SIDE ALONG WITH GARAGE CONVERSION, RETAINING WALL AND WIDENING OF DRIVEWAY.

    3 Hill Top Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9QN

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  21. Decided20926/25

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. ASH, 1 NO. ALDER AND 1 NO. BEECH.FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    130 Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0AJ

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  22. Decided20927/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.90M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    30 Oakleigh Avenue Bolton BL3 2ES

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  23. Decided20928/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE BUILDING (UNIT 1) WITH ASSOCIATED SERVICE YARD, CAR PARKING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPING ON OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 16776/23

    Proposed Unit 1 Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  24. Decided20929/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE BUILDING (UNIT 2) WITH ASSOCIATED SERVICE YARD, CAR PARKING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPING ON OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 16776/23

    Proposed Unit 2 Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3LZ

    Received 27 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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