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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4,497 approved · 1,039 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00277/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLINGHOUSE

    Land At Brodick Drive, Bolton, BL2 6TZ

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  2. Decided00278/26

    DEMOLTION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    2 Croft Gate Bolton BL2 3JJ

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  3. Decided00279/26

    PART A; FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMOREPART B; PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYAMORE AND 1 NO, HORNBEAM

    158 Green Meadows Bolton BL5 2BW

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  4. Decided00281/26

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

    Aldi Foodstore Ltd Vincent Way Bolton BL3 2NB

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00282/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. CHERRY TREE

    3 Firwood Stables Firwood Lane Bolton BL2 3AQ

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00283/26

    REMOVAL OF 2 NO. ANTENNAS, 3 NO. EXISTING CABINETS, 1 NO. DORSET CABINET AND INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ANTENNAS, 5 NO. AMPLIFIERS, 1 NO. CABINET, 1 NO. WILTSHIRE CABINET AND RADIO SYSTEMS, BASEBAND UNIT AND GPS NODE.

    245 - 247 Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9SN

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00284/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS: 7 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 8 (PARKING), 9 (TREE PROTECTION) AND 11 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 13681/22 (PHASE 1 & 2)

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 17 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00285/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS: 1 (APPROVED PLANS), 3 (STONE WALL AND BOUNDARY TREATMENT), 4 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 5 (PARKING) AND 6 (TREE PROTECTION) ON APPLICATION 16801/23 (PHASE 3)

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00286/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GRADE II* LISTED BUILDING TO SNOOKER HALL WITH ANCILLARY CAFE

    Catherine House 1 Lever Street Bolton BL3 6PB

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00287/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GRADE II* LISTED BUILDING TO SNOOKER HALL WITH ANCILLARY CAFE

    Catherine House 1 Lever Street Bolton BL3 6PB

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  11. Decided00288/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. OUTBUILDING

    11 Hardcastle Gardens Bolton BL2 4NZ

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  12. Decided00289/26

    PART A: FELLING OF 1NO. ASH TREE PART B: PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1NO. LOMBARDY TREE

    53 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5HG

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00290/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND DORMER

    350 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4HH

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00291/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN), 5 (BADGER SURVEY), 6 (CEMP: BIODIVERSITY), 7 (INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN), 14 (PART II) (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 20734/25

    Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  15. Decided00292/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 17830/24

    Cherry Tree Cp School The Orchards Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0NS

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00293/26

    EIA Screening Request

    Land To The Southeast Of Junction 4

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00294/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    1 Copeland Mews Bolton BL1 5HT

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00295/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK

    11 Silver Birch Close Bolton BL6 4GF

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  19. Decided00296/26

    FELL OF 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    22 Blackthorne Close Bolton BL1 5NL

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  20. Deposited00300/26

    ERECTION OF 1NO. INDUSTRIAL UNIT (B2, B8)

    Tyrers Works Canada Street Bolton BL6 7PB

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00301/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 6 NO. SIGNS.

    Unit 5 Wadsworth Commercial Park High Street Bolton BL3 6SR

    Received 18 Feb 2026
  22. Decided00302/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.90M LONG; 3.10M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    17 Heaton Avenue Bolton BL2 4BP

    Received 19 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00306/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (HMMP) ON APPLICATION 18890/24

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 19 Feb 2026
  24. Deposited00307/26

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 178 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 19 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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