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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
7,336Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,532 approved or refused records
1,038Refused applications

4,494 approved · 1,038 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00215/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    11 Eckersley Road Bolton BL1 8EA

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  2. Decided00216/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR RETROSPECTIVE INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND SITING OF ONE FASCIA SIGN AND ONE PROJECTING SIGN AT FRONT.

    18 Great Moor Street Bolton BL1 1NP

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  3. Decided00217/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 (DRAINAGE SCHEME) AND 22 (LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 15704/23

    Mercury Filling Station Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  4. Decided00218/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    19 Irwell Place Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1PW

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00219/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.50M MAX HEIGHT; 2.45M EAVES HEIGHT)

    77 Park Road Bolton BL1 4RQ

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00220/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DENTAL CLINIC (CLASS E(e)) TO 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3)

    40 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3DG

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00221/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER

    26A Bradford Park Drive Bolton BL2 1PA

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00222/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. CHIMNEY

    Clevelands Preparatory School 425 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DH

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00223/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    746 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6JD

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00224/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 20076/25

    Land East Of Central Street Bolton

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  11. Decided00225/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (GROUND LEVELS) AND 8 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 11567/21

    Land At Bowlands Hey Westhoughton Bolton (Phase 5)

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  12. Decided00226/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER DANCE STUDIO (CLASS E) TO 5 NO. APARTMENTS (CLASS C3).

    34 - 38 Great Moor Street Bolton BL1 1NJ

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00228/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH TREE

    25 Alder Grove Bolton BL7 9YL

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00229/26

    PRUNING OF NO. 4 SYCAMORE.

    12 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JN

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  15. Deposited00230/26

    NOI EXPIRED NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    Bradshaw Bowling Club Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3EU

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00235/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE SPACE

    130 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DE

    Received 11 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00236/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE AS A HMO (C4) FOR UP TO 6 NO. OCCUPANTS

    19 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1EB

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00238/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION: 20892/25 TO ALTER ROOF TO FLAT STRUCTURE WITH LANTERN LIGHT.

    50 College Drive Bolton BL6 6GH

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  19. Decided00239/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 1 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 2 (PROTECTIVE FENCING), 3 (METHOD STATEMENT - TREES), 4 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 5 (MATERIALS), 6 (DOORS AND WINDOWS) AND 7 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 20501/25

    5A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  20. Decided00240/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. LIME TREE

    68 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4BY

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00241/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SHOP (CLASS E) TO LAUNDERETTE AND OFFICES (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH DRYER DUCT

    244 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JU

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  22. Decided00242/26

    RETROSPECTIVE SITING OF NO.1 FASCIA SIGN AND NO.1 PROJECTING SIGN AT FRONT.

    18 Great Moor Street Bolton BL1 1NP

    Received 12 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00243/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FRONT CANOPY AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    10 Lower Tong Bolton BL7 9XT

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  24. Decided00244/26

    DEMOLITION OF REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS, FRONT BAY WINDOWS, ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND NEW FENCING TO FRONT

    2 Fairhaven Avenue Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3HE

    Received 13 Feb 2026

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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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