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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
7,221Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,441 approved or refused records
1,025Refused applications

4,416 approved · 1,025 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided21071/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CONVERSION OF JOINT GARAGE TOGETHER WITH REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS.

    29 & 31 Higher Clough Close Bolton BL3 4WJ

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  2. Decided21072/25

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE WITH ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT INCREASE.

    14 Raimond Street Bolton BL1 3LA

    Received 19 Sept 2025
  3. Decided21073/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONVERSION OF LOFT AND INSTALLATION OF ROOF LIGHTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF HIP TO GABLE REAR DORMER.

    20 Fern Street Bolton BL4 7RY

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  4. Decided21074/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (PROPOSED PLANS) AND 3 (FENCING) ON APPLICATION 17977/24.

    Cregneish 49 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DG

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  5. Decided21075/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SIDE LEAN-TO AND CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSIONS TO FORM A WRAP-AROUND EXTENSION

    134 Park Road Bolton BL5 3DD

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  6. Decided21077/25

    CERTIFICATE OF PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF AN EXISTING REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM AND AMENDMENTS TO FENESTRATION

    14 Parkwood Drive Bolton BL5 1DN

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  7. Decided21080/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 1 AND 2 ON APPLICATION 16907/23 ALLOW FOR 24 HOUR OPERATIONS WITHIN UNITS 8 AND OPERATIONS UNTIL 11PM IN UNITS 9/10/11 (WASTE TRANSFER STATION) INCLUDING USE OF INTERNAL PLANT AND MACHINERY THROUGHOUT MONDAY TO SUNDAY AND INCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS.

    J Dickinson And Sons Ltd Station Road Bolton BL6 5JE

    Received 22 Sept 2025
  8. Decided21081/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.2M LONG, 3.00M MAX HEIGHT, 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT).

    139 Bolton Road Bolton BL4 9BX

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  9. Decided21082/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 80 NO. DWELLINGS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR MEANS OF ACCESS.

    Land To North Of Arthur Lane Arthur Lane Bolton BL2 4JG

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  10. Decided21083/25

    DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION WITH GARAGE, TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION AND INSTALLATION OF DORMER AT REAR AND ADDITIONAL BAY WINDOW TO FRONT WITH NEW CANOPY OVER BOTH GROUND FLOOR BAY WINDOWS

    Lanoli House 146A Markland Hill Lane Bolton BL1 5NZ

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  11. Decided21084/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE, FRONT PORCH WITH CANOPY, AND A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    28 Briarfield Road Bolton BL4 0HD

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  12. Decided21085/25

    DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FRONT EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    13 Lakenheath Drive Bolton BL1 7RJ

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  13. Decided21086/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM C3 TO CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR UP TO 1NO. CHILDREN (C2 CLASS)

    38 Shireburn Avenue Bolton BL2 2SX

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  14. Decided21087/25

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH TREE

    7 Lostock Park Drive Bolton BL6 4AH

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  15. Decided21088/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 2 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS.

    67 Alexandra Road Bolton BL6 4BH

    Received 23 Sept 2025
  16. Decided21090/25

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17121/23 TO AMEND APPROVED PLANS TO INCREASE SIDE EXTENSION BY AN ADDITIONAL 1 METRE.

    1 Loweswater Road Bolton BL4 0PL

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  17. Decided21091/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.18M LONG; 3.77M MAX HEIGHT; 2.29M EAVES HEIGHT)

    5 Greensmith Way Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3BR

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  18. Decided21092/25

    DEMOLITION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSIONS WITH A NEW A PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR

    14 Carlton Road Bolton BL1 5HU

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  19. Decided21093/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (PART 5) (CONTAMINATED LAND - COMPLETION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 16787/23

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

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  20. Decided21094/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (BREEAM ACCREDITATION) ON APPLICATION 16548/23

    The Market Precinct Brackley Street Bolton BL4 9DL

    Received 24 Sept 2025
  21. Decided21096/25

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    8 Harrowby Lane Bolton BL4 7BJ

    Received 25 Sept 2025
  22. Decided21097/25

    PART A; FELLING OF 2NO. SWEET CHESTNUT TREES, 2NO. UNIDENTIFIED TREESPART B; PRUNING OF 2NO. UNIDENTIFIED TREES

    3 Green Gables Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3YU

    Received 25 Sept 2025
  23. Decided21098/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND FULL DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (BIRD & BAT BOXES), 5 (MATERIALS), 7 (LANDSCAPING) AND 8 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 19306/24

    Stable And Premises Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DJ

    Received 25 Sept 2025
  24. Decided21099/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF AN OUTBUILDING TO THE REAR

    10 Briarfield Road Bolton BL4 0HD

    Received 25 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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