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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
7,349Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,543 approved or refused records
1,042Refused applications

4,501 approved · 1,042 refused · 202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00337/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION TO CULVERT EXISTING WATERCOURSE FOR CREATION OF UP TO NO. 10 ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING SPACES AND ENLARGEMENT OF GATED ENTRANCE.

    Albert Works Albert Street Bolton BL6 7AP

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  2. Decided00338/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER, AND APPLICATION OF RENDER AND TIMBER CLADDING

    161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  3. Decided00339/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    5 Lambeth Close Bolton BL6 6DQ

    Received 24 Feb 2026
  4. Decided00340/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 33 (COAL MINING MITIGATION) ON APPLICATION 16776/23

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  5. Decided00341/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    439 - 441 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RT

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  6. Decided00342/26

    CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    58 Waterslea Drive Bolton BL1 5FJ

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  7. Decided00343/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF SIDE EXTENSION.

    20 Railway Road Bolton BL6 5WL

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  8. Decided00344/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION UNIT (USE CLASS B8).

    Albert Works Albert Street Bolton BL6 7AP

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  9. Decided00345/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    54 Lime Street Bolton BL4 8AF

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  10. Decided00346/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 20792/25.

    Little Lever School Church Street Bolton BL3 1BT

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  11. Decided00347/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. LIME.

    35 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  12. Decided00348/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO 2 NO. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS

    25 Silverwell Street Bolton BL1 1PP

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  13. Decided00349/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. OUTBUILDING.

    144 Church Road Bolton BL1 6HJ

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  14. Decided00350/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) TO REVISE DRAWINGS TO REFLECT AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIT ON APPLICATION 21584/25.

    Swansway Garages Folds Road Bolton BL1 2SB

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  15. Decided00351/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.77M MAX HEIGHT; 2.75M EAVES HEIGHT)

    3 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

    Received 25 Feb 2026
  16. Decided00352/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. COMMON BEECH

    388 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  17. Decided00354/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM ANCILLARY RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION TO 7 NO. OFFICES (CLASS E(g)) TOGETHER WITH THE FORMATION OF 7 NO. PARKING SPACES, INSTALLATION OF CYCLE STORE AND FORMATION OF 4 NO. BASEMENT STORAGE UNITS

    Ancillary Building To Front 692 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NL

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  18. Decided00355/26

    DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    720 Manchester Road Bolton BL5 1BD

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  19. Awaiting decision00356/26

    ERECTION OF A LABORATORY BUILDING

    Block J Wards J1 And J2 Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  20. Decided00357/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (ARCHAEOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 09775/20.

    Land South Of Mytham Road Mytham Road Bolton

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  21. Decided00358/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 3 (BIODIVERSITY MITIGATION SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 21413/25.

    The Bungalow Moss Lane Bolton BL4 8SE

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  22. Decided00359/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    81 Ringley Meadows Stoneclough Radcliffe Manchester M26 1ER

    Received 26 Feb 2026
  23. Decided00360/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.00M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    8 Braddyll Road Bolton BL5 1DY

    Received 27 Feb 2026
  24. Decided00361/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 1 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    14 Heatley Gardens Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3GH

    Received 27 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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