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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
7,208Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,428 approved or refused records
1,021Refused applications

4,407 approved · 1,021 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided20961/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION, RAISED TERRRACE, REPLACEMENT OF ROOF OVER GARAGE, TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING TO REAR GARDEN TO CREATE GARDEN ROOM, AND SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION TO REAR-FACING ROOF.

    5 Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DG

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  2. Decided20962/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    697 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5QH

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  3. Decided20966/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE

    32 Fourth Avenue Bolton BL1 4LU

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  4. Decided20967/25

    ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING TO FORM OFFICE AND A STAFF AREA.

    757 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  5. Decided20968/25

    ERECTION OF A PART FIRST FLOOR/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ALTERATIONS TO PORCH ROOF TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A LOWER GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION, AND THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT THE REAR, WITH BALCONIES AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVELS TO THE REAR.

    10 Kiln Brow Bolton BL7 9NR

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  6. Decided20971/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING AND NEW SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING

    Eastwood 116A Radcliffe Road Bolton BL2 1NY

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  7. Decided20972/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.75M LONG; 2.99M MAX HEIGHT; 2.77M EAVES HEIGHT)

    Cadlow 83 Junction Road Bolton BL3 4NF

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  8. Decided20973/25

    APPLICATION FOR THE PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF 3 NO. DWELLINGS.

    Land To The Rear/side Of 505 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3ND

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  9. Decided20974/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. WILLOW

    5 The Shrubbery Bolton BL6 4PH

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  10. Deposited20975/25

    HEDGE REMOVAL APPLICATION.

    3 Ox Gate Bolton BL2 4AX

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  11. Decided20976/25

    INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL DIGITAL TOTEM POLE

    Land At The Corner Of Bridge Street/Bow Street BL1 2EH

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  12. Decided20977/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO.BEECH, 1 NO.WILLOW, 1 NO.HORSE CHESTNUT, 3NO.LIME, 1NO. SYCAMORE, FELL1NO.ASH

    11 Palmerstones Court Overdale Drive Bolton BL1 5GT

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  13. Decided20978/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF MACHINERY AND DRY FEED

    Land To The Rear Of Newgate Cottages Plodder Lane Bolton BL5 1AH

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  14. Decided20979/25

    NOTICE OF INTENTION - FELLING OF 1NO. COPPER BEECH, 1NO. ASH- PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH

    553 Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9RT

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  15. Decided20980/25

    ERECTION OF EXTENSION TO BASEMENT LEVEL AT REAR TOGETHER WITH REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING EXTERNAL DECK WITH ACCESS STEPS.

    26 Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL1 5PD

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  16. Decided20981/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING.

    Land Between Stopes Road And Salisbury Terrace Stopes Road Bolton BL3 1NW

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  17. Decided20983/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE TO 4 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS. (CLASS C3)

    308 Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BB

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  18. Decided20984/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 16 (PART E) (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 07245/19 IN RELATION TO PLOTS 1-95 (PHASE ONE)

    Land Off Victoria Road Horwich Bolton

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  19. Decided20985/25

    RESTORATION OF 2 NO. STONE CAIRNS.

    Moorland to the north of Horwich, 200m west of Mast Road, 700m east of Georges Lane.

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  20. Decided20987/25

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM HABITABLE ROOM, TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A FIRST-FLOOR EXTENSION AT SIDE, AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH EXTERNAL REMODELING.

    Blenheim 64 Junction Road Bolton BL3 4NA

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  21. Decided20989/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO NORTH AND SOUTH

    1 Ascot Road Bolton BL3 1ED

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  22. Decided20990/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH

    25 Albert Road Bolton BL1 5HF

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  23. Decided20991/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) (PART III - MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLAN) AND 3 (LAND CONTAMINATION) (PART II - REMEDIAL WORKS AND PART III - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 07329/19

    Plot 4 Birtenshaw Farm Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AB

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  24. Decided20992/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) AND 3 (LEVELS DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 11548/21

    151 - 155 Market Street Bolton BL4 8EX

    Received 8 Sept 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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