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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
7,235Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,454 approved or refused records
1,026Refused applications

4,428 approved · 1,026 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Deposited21154/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF INDUSTRIAL UNITS AND ERECTION OF NO. 22 DWELLINGS (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY)

    Shepherd Cross Street Industrial Estate Shepherd Cross Street Bolton BL1 3DE

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  2. Decided21156/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (CONTAMINATED LAND - VERIFICATION REPORT) ON APPLICATION 18207/24

    Former Eden Boys School Cotton Street Bolton BL1 3JN

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  3. Decided21157/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE / PART TWO-STOREY REAR EXTENSION, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A FIRST-FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR WITH GLASS CANOPY AND FORMATION OF BALCONY TO REAR OUTBUILDING.

    131 & 131 A Manchester Road Bolton BL4 8QL

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  4. Decided21158/25

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (CONTAMINATED LAND - SITE REMEDIATION) AND 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 12836/21 IN RELATION TO PLOTS 99 - 104.

    Century Mill George Street Bolton BL4 9QT

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  5. Decided21159/25

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

    8 Torver Drive Bolton BL2 5LZ

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  6. Decided21160/25

    FORMATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE CURTILAGE OF A DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A VEHICLE HARDSTANDING AND TURNING AREA TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO ENTER AND LEAVE THE SITE IN A FORWARD GEAR

    East Cottage 620 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7AL

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  7. Decided21161/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 15 (NOISE ASSESSMENT), 20 (MANAGEMENT OF SERVICING AND DELIVERY ROUTES) AND 25 (DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 12600/21

    Barkat Food Store Barkat Building St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3NL

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  8. Decided21162/25

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    1 Malvern Close Bolton BL4 0NA

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  9. Decided21163/25

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR

    54 Duncombe Road Bolton BL3 3FD

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  10. Decided21164/25

    RETROSPECTIVE LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FORM ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND ENLARGEMENT OF ENTRANCE HALLWAY.

    9 The Schoolhouse School Street Bolton BL7 9DS

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  11. Decided21165/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (MATERIALS), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (ACOUSTIC INSULATION DETAILS), 6 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 7 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) AND 8 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 14172/22

    596 Manchester Road Blackrod Bolton BL6 5RX

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  12. Decided21166/25

    ERECTION OF INFILL FRONT EXTENSTION TO FORM GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION. (RECONSULTATION DUE TO REVISED ACCESS)

    Ardwyn Princess Road Bolton BL6 4DR

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  13. Decided21167/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TO CREATE A GARAGE AND LIVING SPACE, TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT AND SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING AT REAR.

    10 Pocket Nook Road Bolton BL6 4HN

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  14. Decided21168/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 4 (DRAINAGE), 6 (VEHICULAR ACCESS) 7 (CAR PARKING), 8 (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) AND 10 (ARBORICULTURAL AND PRELIMINARY REPORTS) ON APPLICATION 19255/24.

    Land South Of Cutcacre Way Cutacre Way Bolton BL5 1ED

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  15. Decided21169/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (LEMP), 9 (HMMP), 10 (CEMP- BIODIVERSITY), 12 (INVASIVE SPECIES), 15 (ATTENUATION BASIN/ECOLOGICAL MITIGATION AREA), 21 (BAT/BIRD BOXES) AND 25 (ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS) ON APPLICATION 17490/24 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 20104/25)

    Land North Of 659 Radcliffe Road Radcliffe Road Bolton BL3 1AN

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  16. Decided21170/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 3 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN SCHEME), 4 (COAL), 5 (LEVELS), 7 (RAMS) AND 8 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY) ON APPLICATION 17320/23

    Gouldings Martial Arts St Germain Street Bolton BL4 7BQ

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  17. Decided21171/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND NEW ACCESS

    5 Bronte Close Bolton BL1 3XE

    Received 7 Oct 2025
  18. Decided21172/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, FRONT DORMER EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RECOVERING OF THE MAIN PITCHED ROOF AND PART GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ROOM AND RENDER TO THE REAR ELEVATION

    14 Harrison Crescent Bolton BL6 5EX

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  19. Decided21173/25

    ERECTION OF A DORMER AT REAR TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE.

    31 Bishops Road Bolton BL3 2JE

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  20. Decided21174/25

    INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC ARTWORK CONSISTING OF 3NO. SCULPTURES

    Land South Of Cricketers Way Cricketers Way Bolton BL5 3ZS

    Received 3 Oct 2025
  21. Decided21175/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR LAWFUL COMMENCEMENT AND CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT AS APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION 12218/21.

    Hulton Park Newbrook Road Bolton BL5 1BE

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  22. Decided21176/25

    DEMOLITION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION.

    116 Lightbounds Road Bolton BL1 5UP

    Received 8 Oct 2025
  23. Decided21177/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 10 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 01154/17.

    Belgravia House 4 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  24. Decided21178/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICTION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO A LEARNING/NON-RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION (CLASS F1)

    Layton House Gas Street Bolton BL1 4TQ

    Received 9 Oct 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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