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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
7,608Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,756 approved or refused records
1,074Refused applications

4,682 approved · 1,074 refused · 213 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00456/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.98M MAX HEIGHT; 3.00M EAVES HEIGHT)

    10 Pansy Road Bolton BL4 0EU

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  2. Decided00457/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    231 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7JJ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  3. Deposited00458/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION - PRUNING OF 3 NO. POPLAR

    1 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  4. Decided00459/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO THREE BEDROOM DWELLING

    1 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  5. Decided00460/26

    USE OF THE APPLICATION SITE FOR MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CENTRE USES AND FOR COMMUNITY BASED MEETING, WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, MEDITATION, PRAYER, AND ACTIVITY USES TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF SIDE PORCH.

    Newlands/Retreat 315-323 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BP

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  6. Decided00461/26

    ERECTION OF DETACHED GARAGE AND OFFICE.

    171 Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9AJ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  7. Decided00462/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF SIDE DORMER AND REPLACEMENT WITH 3 NO. SKY LIGHTS, ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION AND OUTBUILDING TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER AND BOUNDARY WALL.

    Oak Lodge Morris Farm Pocket Nook Road Bolton BL6 4HW

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  8. Decided00463/26

    REMOVAL OF EXISTING DORMER TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH HABITABLE SPACE IN ROOF AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF RENDER AND RECLADDING IN STONE

    Hillcroft Barn Dark Lane Bolton BL6 5JL

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  9. Decided00464/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES (CLASS E) TO ONE THREE-BEDROOM DWELLING (CLASS C3)

    1 Myrtle Street Bolton BL1 3AH

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  10. Decided00465/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.89M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    129 Bradford Road Bolton BL3 2HU

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  11. Decided00466/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT PHARMACY AND 1 NO. APARTMENT ABOVE (SUBDIVISION) TO 2 NO. DWELLINGS (CLASS C3) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    182 - 184 Lee Lane Horwich Bolton BL6 7JE

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  12. Decided00467/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.40M LONG; 3.67M MAX HEIGHT; 2.70M EAVES HEIGHT)

    16 Haseley Close Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 3BU

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  13. Decided00468/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING 8M TELEGRAPH POLE CABINETS AND ANTENNAS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF 20M MONOPOLE WITH 6 NO. ANTENNAS AND 2 NO. CABINETS.

    Bridge Street Farnworth Greater Manchester Bolton BL4 7QZ

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  14. Decided00469/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND REAR

    56 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EQ

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  15. Decided00470/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH ALTERATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR ROOF.

    20 Newland Drive Bolton BL5 1DR

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  16. Decided00471/26

    ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY TOGETHER WITH DROPPING OF KERB AND INSTALLATION OF 1 METRE HIGH FENCING

    11 The Hall Coppice Bolton BL7 9UE

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  17. Decided00472/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    6 Newington Walk Bolton BL1 2UU

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  18. Decided00473/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPEAL REFERENCE APP/N2405/C/20/3262166.

    523 & 525 Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LB

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  19. Decided00474/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    54 Ashworth Lane Bolton BL1 8RD

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  20. Decided00475/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF ANCILLARY MONK ACCOMMODATION

    Wat Sriratanaram Moss Lane Bolton BL4 8SF

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  21. Decided00476/26

    WIDENING OF DRIVEWAY AND REDUCTION OF FRONT GARDEN TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACE, INCLUDING NEW DROPPED KERB

    24 Foxhunter Close Bolton BL6 4GR

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  22. Decided00477/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17829/24 TO PROVIDE A FREE-STANDING STEEL FRAMED GLAZED CANOPY.

    Green Fold School Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0RA

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  23. Decided00478/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 18757/24

    Poplars Farm 5 Wingates Lane Bolton BL5 3LS

    Received 16 Mar 2026
  24. Decided00482/26

    DEMOLITION OF THREE EXISTING STORAGE BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A NEW STORAGE BUILDING (B8)

    Land At Council Depot Blackrod Bypass Bolton BL6 5DS

    Received 17 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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