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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
7,596Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,747 approved or refused records
1,072Refused applications

4,675 approved · 1,072 refused · 212 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided00428/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF TEMPORARY PLANNING PERMISSION 18250/24, TO EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY MODULAR CLASSROOM�

    Firwood High School Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4HU

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  2. Decided00429/26

    ERECTION OF FRONT AND REAR DORMERS AND CONVERSION OF CONSERVATORY TO HABITABLE ROOM

    25 Lingmell Close Bolton BL1 5EG

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  3. Decided00430/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF A DWELLINGHOUSE AS A BASE FOR TAKING TELEPHONE BOOKINGS FOR THE OPERATION OF ONE TO TWO PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES TO BE USED BY ONE OPERATOR

    46 Westbourne Avenue Bolton BL3 2JY

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  4. Deposited00431/26

    ERECTION OF 49 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, FOOTWAYS, LANDSCAPING, AND CAR PARKING.

    Land South Of Windyhill Drive Windyhill Drive Bolton BL3 4TH

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  5. Decided00432/26

    INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA AND HANGING SIGN, 3 NO. DIGITAL VINYL SIGNS.

    18 St Clare Terrace Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AZ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  6. Deposited00433/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION FOR PRUNING OF 1 NO. BIRCH

    Street Record Ainsworth Square Bolton

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  7. Decided00434/26

    PART A: FELLING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE TREEPART B: FELLING OF 2NO. OAK TREES

    Beaumont House The Lane Bolton BL1 5DJ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  8. Decided00435/26

    PRUNING OF G1 MIXED SPECIES.

    Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park Bolton BL1 6PQ

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  9. Decided00436/26

    PRUNING OF 18 NO. LIME, 9 NO. Mountain Ash, 4 NO. BOX ELDER, 2 NO. CHERRY, 1 NO. POPLAR.

    Street Record Weavers Court Bolton

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  10. Deposited00437/26

    NOI EXPIRED NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 1 NO. YEW

    458 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AZ

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  11. Decided00439/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 4 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN), 5 (CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT) AND 6(CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20428/25

    Land To Rear Of Jubilee Centre Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AF

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  12. Decided00440/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING, DETACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING.

    716 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JG

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  13. Deposited00441/26

    HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION COMPRISING: (1) FULL PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF 164NO. DWELLINGS; AND (2) OUTLINE PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 86NO. DWELLINGS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT ACCESS.

    Land North Of Plodder Lane Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LA

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  14. Decided00442/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 3 (DRAINAGE DETAILS), 4 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 5 (TREE PROTECTION), 10 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20462/25.

    2 - 4 Eagley Brook Way Bolton BL1 8TS

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  15. Decided00443/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.19M LONG; 3.51M MAX HEIGHT; 2.58M EAVES HEIGHT)

    62 Woodgate Street Bolton BL3 2HN

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  16. Decided00444/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE TO A 3 BEDROOM HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPATION FOR 3NO. OCCUPANTS

    171 Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PJ

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  17. Decided00445/26

    FELLING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES

    Avalon 63A Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9NB

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  18. Decided00446/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME.

    5 The Mews Bolton BL1 4EP

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  19. Decided00448/26

    DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT PORCH AND REAR EXTENSION.

    9 Nasmyth Street Bolton BL6 5PD

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  20. Decided00450/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH.

    Yew Tree Farm Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DG

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  21. Decided00452/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 20 (PUBLIC ART) ON APPLICATION 08816/20.

    Land East Of Dearden Street Lever Gardens Bolton BL3 1LH

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  22. Decided00453/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 2 CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS.

    250 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4BT

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  23. Decided00454/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTRIGGER AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    14 Cedar Avenue Bolton BL6 6HT

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  24. Decided00455/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    327 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QU

    Received 12 Mar 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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