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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
7,237Searchable 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4,428 approved · 1,026 refused · 193 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Decided21179/25

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF HIP FROM EXISTING ROOF.

    8 Oxford Road Horwich Bolton BL6 4AY

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  2. Decided21180/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 17466/24.

    Kensington House 6 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  3. Decided21181/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO 1 NO. DWELLING (CLASS C3)

    1 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  4. Decided21182/25

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO 1 NO. DWELLING (CLASS C3)

    1 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  5. Decided21183/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM C3 TO C2 WITH NO PLANNING MATERIAL CHANGES.

    128 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4NX

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  6. Decided21184/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    18 Newland Drive Bolton BL5 1DS

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  7. Decided21185/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR DORMER ERECTION INCLUDING RAISING THE RIDGE HEIGHT.

    26 Radstock Close Bolton BL1 7PF

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  8. Decided21186/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP.

    5 Daisy Hall Drive Bolton BL5 2SA

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  9. Decided21187/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM CHURCH TO CAF� (USE CLASS E).

    Horwich Independent Methodist Church 117 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AR

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  10. Decided21189/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM A RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGHOUSE (CLASS C3) TO A CHILDRENS CARE HOME (CLASS C2)

    Moorlands Waggon Road Bolton BL2 5AX

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  11. Decided21190/25

    SUBDIVISION CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP (CLASS E) TO 1 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT TO FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. (CLASS C3), MINOR ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION/DOOR ON THE REAR ELEVATION

    36 Corporation Street Bolton BL1 2AN

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  12. Decided21192/25

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT SIGNS TO INCLUDE 2X ILLUMINATED ROUNDELS 1X SET OF INDIVIDUAL ILLUMINATED LETTERS, 2X ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS, STRIP LIGHT TO TOWERS

    G Casino Ormrod Street Bolton BL3 5DJ

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  13. Decided21193/25

    SITING OF 3NO. FASCIA SIGNS AND 2NO. PROJECTING SIGNS

    275 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6LA

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  14. Decided21194/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY FOR UP TO 1 YOUNG PERSON (CLASS C2)

    43 Rushey Fold Lane Bolton BL1 3JW

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  15. Decided21195/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 1 NO. STORAGE FACILITY TO 2 NO. COMMERCIAL UNITS TO GROUND FLOOR AND 4 NO. BEDROOM HMO FOR UP TO 4NO. OCCUPANTS ACROSS FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF REAR DORMER.

    1 Lawson Street Bolton BL1 7AE

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  16. Decided21196/25

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

    Mayfair House 5 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  17. Decided21197/25

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GRADE II LISTED CHURCH TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E(b)

    All Saints Ukrainian Church All Saints Street Bolton BL1 2BQ

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  18. Decided21198/25

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF OF BUILDING

    18 Spa Road Bolton BL1 4AG

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  19. Decided21199/25

    PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF A NEW HEAT RECOVERY AIR HANDLING UNIT (MVHR AHU) ON THE REAR ROOF TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL WORKS.

    9 Hotel Street Bolton BL1 1DB

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  20. Decided21200/25

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE, 1NO. ASH

    25 Whitland Avenue Bolton BL1 5FB

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  21. Decided21201/25

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. FIRE DOOR.

    Unit 1A Union Road Bolton BL2 2HP

    Received 10 Oct 2025
  22. Decided21202/25

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING

    Strathmore Foxholes Road Bolton BL6 6AJ

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  23. Decided21203/25

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF METAL CANOPY OVER EXISTING PARKING AREA

    Car Park Peel Street Bolton BL4 8AA

    Received 13 Oct 2025
  24. Decided21204/25

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR 1 NO. DWELLINGHOUSE WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR MEANS OF ACCESS

    Edditch Farm High Bank Street Bolton BL2 6BP

    Received 13 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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