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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
7,204Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,425 approved or refused records
1,020Refused applications

4,405 approved · 1,020 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided20930/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE BUILDING (UNIT 3) WITH ASSOCIATED SERVICE YARD, CAR PARKING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPING ON OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 16776/23

    Proposed Unit 3 Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Chorley Road Westhoughton

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  2. Decided20931/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL/WAREHOUSE BUILDING (UNIT 5) WITH ASSOCIATED SERVICE YARD, CAR PARKING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDSCAPING ON OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 16776/23

    Proposed Unit 5 Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Chorley Road Westhoughton

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  3. Decided20932/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16776/23 ON CONDITION 12 (SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES) AND CONDITION 22 (APPROVED PLANS)

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  4. Decided20933/25

    CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBSTATION - RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT, LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE AND SCALE) OF OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION 16776/23

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  5. Decided20934/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18989/24 ON CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS).

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  6. Decided20935/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. ASH, 1NO. ALDER

    102 Hulme Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton M26 1RQ

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  7. Decided20936/25

    RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO SIX BED HMO (C4) FOR 6NO. OCCUPANTS

    207 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2PG

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  8. Decided20939/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (SITE INVESTIGATION) 3 (LANDSCAPING) 4 (FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) AND 5 (BIRD NESTING/BAT BOXES) ON APPLICATION 12163/21.

    56 Bowland Drive Bolton BL1 5TX

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  9. Decided20940/25

    PRUNING OF 3 NO. LIME, 1NO. OAK, 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    2 Thorneyholme Close Bolton BL6 4BZ

    Received 27 Aug 2025
  10. Decided20943/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. LIME TREE, PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK TREE

    35 Churnet Close Bolton BL5 3LF

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  11. Decided20944/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (HIGHWAY WORKS) ON APPLICATION 19833/25

    Land South West Of Harrison Street Harrison Street Bolton BL6 7AH

    Received 28 Aug 2025
  12. Decided20945/25

    ERECTION AND OPERATION OF A MICRO ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

    Micro Energy Storage Unit Scot Lane Bolton BL6 5SH

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  13. Decided20946/25

    SUBDIVISION, CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING WORKSHOP WITH ANCILLARY OFFICE TO RETAIL UNIT (CLASS E), TOGETHER WITH FITTING OF A NEW SHOPFRONT

    Ground Floor 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  14. Decided20947/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE USE OF DWELLING FOR PRIVATE HIRE OPERATING LICENCE FOR ONE VEHICLE.

    3 Westbourne Avenue Bolton BL3 2JZ

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  15. Decided20949/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR

    39 Brindley Close Bolton BL4 0AG

    Received 29 Aug 2025
  16. Decided20950/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    WILLOW TREE DAY NURSERY 31 Junction Road Bolton BL3 4LT

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  17. Decided20951/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    26 Oak Avenue Bolton BL3 1JS

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  18. Decided20954/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. BEECH

    Cregneish 49 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DG

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  19. Decided20955/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    3 Vigo Avenue Bolton BL3 3TE

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  20. Decided20956/25

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

    28 Havisham Close Bolton BL6 4EN

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  21. Decided20957/25

    INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL LAUNDRY UNIT

    524 Manchester Road Bolton BL4 8RS

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  22. Decided20958/25

    PRUNING OF 4 NO. SYCAMORE, 2 NO LIME, 1NO CHESTNUT, 1NO BEECH

    87 Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LZ

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  23. Decided20959/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. CHESTNUT

    141 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4JB

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  24. Decided20960/25

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS.

    185 St Johns Road Bolton BL6 4HD

    Received 29 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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