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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
7,341Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,536 approved or refused records
1,039Refused applications

4,497 approved · 1,039 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00247/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION.

    12 Hope Avenue Bolton BL2 4BL

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  2. Decided00248/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT BAY WINDOW EXTENSION WITH CANOPY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    54 Harden Drive Bolton BL2 5BX

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  3. Decided00250/26

    FACADE REMEDIATION AND ASSOCIATED FIRE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT WORKS COMPRISING OF REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXTERNAL CLADDING, BALCONY DECKING, MINOR ALTERATIONS TO WINDOW LEDGE AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE-RESISTANT FACADE COMPONENTS.

    Westpoint View Garside Street Bolton BL1 4LD

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  4. Decided00251/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR EXTERNAL REFURBISHMENT AND RESTORATION WORKS, INCLUDING ROOF AND RAINWATER GOODS REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT AND RESTORATION OF WINDOW GLAZING AND FRAMES, ENHANCEMENT OF METALWORK AND SURFACE FINISHES, INSTALLATION OF LED LIGHTING AND ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORKS

    The Market Hall The Market Place Bolton Knowsley Street BL1 2AL

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00252/26

    DEMOLITION OF 2NO. EXISTING SINGLE STOREY BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A CAR SHOWROOM WITH ANCILLARY OFFICES AND VALETING BAY

    Albert Road Car Sales 113 Albert Road Bolton BL4 9EA

    Received 13 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00253/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH LANTERN ROOF.

    18 Stanley Grove Bolton BL6 6HB

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00254/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (HIMALAYAN BALSAM) ON APPLICATION 12461/21 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 00096/26)

    Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Slack Lane Bolton

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00255/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    1 Loweswater Road Bolton BL4 0PL

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00256/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND RELOCATION OF SIGNAGE,

    486 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8PE

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00257/26

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    15 Houghton Fold Bolton BL5 3JX

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  11. Decided00258/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR USE OF LAND FOR CAR SALES TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SALES CABIN AND 2.4M WELDMESH BOUNDARY FENCE

    Unit 2A Wadsworth Commercial Park High Street Bolton BL3 6SR

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  12. Decided00259/26

    ALTERATION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE SOLAR PANELS

    7 Hodgkinsons Farm Bolton BL1 5ST

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00260/26

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CHIMNEY REMOVAL AND GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ROOM

    34 Kinross Drive Bolton BL3 4NW

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00261/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. LIME

    Windy Harbour House Windy Harbour Lane Bolton BL7 9AP

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  15. Decided00262/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL/EVENT HALL (SUI GENERIS) TO A 7 BED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (SUI GENERIS)

    4 Bold Street Bolton BL1 1LS

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00263/26

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

    14 Ingleby Close Bolton BL5 3QZ

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00264/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO 1NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT.

    814A 814 - 816 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6PA

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00268/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS) ON APPLICATION 09862/20

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  19. Decided00269/26

    ENGINEERING WORKS TO STAR LODGE, CREATION OF NEW OVERFLOW SPILLWAY TO RIVER DOUGLAS AND INSTALLATION OF EROSION CONTROL MEASURES

    Star Lodge & Land Adjoining Butterwick Fields Butterwick Fields Horwich Bolton BL6 5GY

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  20. Decided00270/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    3 And 5 Filton Avenue Bolton BL3 5AN

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00271/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.63M MAX HEIGHT; 2.76M EAVES HEIGHT)

    5 Filton Avenue Bolton BL3 5AN

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  22. Decided00272/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.63M MAX HEIGHT; 2.68M EAVES HEIGHT)

    57 Gregson Field Bolton BL3 6UL

    Received 16 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00275/26

    DEMOLITION OF GARAGE AND ERECTION OF LOWER GROUND / GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION WITH BALCONY AT REAR.

    10 Girvan Close Bolton BL3 3JS

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  24. Decided00276/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.73M MAX HEIGHT; 2.90M EAVES HEIGHT)

    9 Cyril Street Bolton BL3 2QT

    Received 17 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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