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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
7,213Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,433 approved or refused records
1,023Refused applications

4,410 approved · 1,023 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided20993/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 6NO. OCCUPANTS

    233 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  2. Decided20994/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. INDUSTRIAL UNIT.

    Unit 6 Premier House Prince Street Bolton BL1 2NP

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  3. Decided20995/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (PART V) (SITE REMEDIATION - COMPLETION REPORT) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 12836/21 IN RELATION TO PLOTS 59 - 60.

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 4 Sept 2025
  4. Decided20996/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    2 Parkwood Drive Bolton BL5 1DN

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  5. Decided20997/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 17980/24

    The Rivington 69 Church Street Bolton BL6 6AA

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  6. Decided20998/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE CONVERSION OF 2 NO. DWELLINGS INTO 1 NO. DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 4 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS.

    50-52 Edward Street Bolton BL4 7HL

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  7. Registered20999/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO HMO (CLASS C4)

    88 Dorset Street Bolton BL2 1HR

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  8. Decided21000/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO A 5 BED HMO (C4) FOR 5NO. OCCUPANTS, TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

    95 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2PX

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  9. Decided21001/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. WALL-MOUNTED LED DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY (4M X 4M).

    Ground Floor Shop 69 Worsley Road Bolton BL4 9LU

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  10. Decided21002/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    11 Walker Avenue Bolton BL3 2DU

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  11. Decided21003/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND REAR

    21 Longridge Crescent Bolton BL1 5QZ

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  12. Decided21004/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    228 Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0NT

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  13. Decided21005/25

    ERECTION OF FRONT DORMER TOGETHER WITH A DORMER EXTENSION AT THE REAR

    35 Windermere Avenue Bolton BL3 1DU

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  14. Decided21006/25

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

    11 Caterham Avenue Bolton BL3 3RF

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  15. Decided21007/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH FRONT DORMER AND RENDER.

    47 Oakwood Drive Bolton BL1 5EE

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  16. Decided21008/25

    ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLING

    Land At Romney Road Romney Road Bolton

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  17. Decided21009/25

    CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OFFICES TO NO. 18 BEDROOM HMO TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF ATTIC SPACE.

    172 - 174 Crook Street Bolton BL3 6AS

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  18. Decided21010/25

    SITING OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL INTEGRAL TOTEM.

    Land At Corner Of Deansgate And Bridge Street Bolton BL1 1HQ

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  19. Decided21011/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY WRAP AROUND EXTENSION WITH RENDER, DORMER EXTENSION TO THE REAR, RAISE OF THE EXISTING ROOF TO MATCH THE ADJACENT RIDGE HEIGHT AND GARDEN ALTERATION TO CREATE 3NO. PARKING SPACES

    13 Smith Lane Bolton BL7 9ET

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  20. Decided21012/25

    INSTALLATION OF 3NO. BAY GARAGE TO REPLACE EXISTING CAR PORT.

    Old Quarry House Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  21. Decided21014/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND UTILITY ROOM, AND PART DEMOLITON OF EXISTING KITCHEN TO ERECT A SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION. ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH.

    73 Moorside Avenue Bolton BL1 5RJ

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  22. Decided21015/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH AN INTEGRAL GARAGE, ALTERATION TO FRONT ELEVATION INCLUDING FITTING OF BAY WINDOW, RENDERING, FRONT CANOPY AND RELOCATION OF MAIN ENTRANCE TO SIDE, TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    30 Sonning Drive Bolton BL3 3RA

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  23. Decided21016/25

    RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR AN ANCILLARY STORAGE BUILDING (USE CLASS B8)

    Clifton Trade Bathrooms Breightmet Industrial Estate, Bolton BL2 6PT

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  24. Decided21017/25

    DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    21 & 23 Lords Stile Lane Bolton BL7 9JL

    Received 10 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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