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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
7,637Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,779 approved or refused records
1,076Refused applications

4,703 approved · 1,076 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Deposited00543/26

    198 NOTICE ISSUED INSTEAD OF STANDARD APPLICATIONPRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE.

    32 Gregory Avenue Bolton BL2 6HS

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  2. Decided00544/26

    RETROSPECTIVE ERECTION OF COMPOSITE FENCING ABOVE EXISTING STONE WALL AS BOUNDARY TREATMENT

    The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  3. Decided00545/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING WINDOWS TO FRONT ELEVATION AND CREATION OF 1 NO. WINDOW OPENING TO SIDE ELEVATION.

    Oak Cottage Top O Th Knotts Farm Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4LL

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  4. Decided00546/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING UTILITY ROOM AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    11 Ridgway Bolton BL6 5AE

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  5. Decided00548/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE.

    2 Hazel Mount Bolton BL7 9US

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  6. Decided00549/26

    REMOVAL OF EXISTING 20FT STORAGE CONTAINER AND REPLACEMENT WITH 30FT STORAGE CONTAINER.

    St Thomas Chequerbent C Of E Primary School Molyneux Road Bolton BL5 3HP

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  7. Decided00550/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (PART iii) (CONTAMINATED LAND - REMEDIATION SCHEME), AND 17 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 20428/25.

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

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  8. Decided00553/26

    EIA Screening Request

    Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works Red Rock Lane Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1FL

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  9. Decided00554/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT LAND TO HAND CAR WASH AND VALETING FACILITY (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TIMBER CABIN, CANOPIES, BOUNDARY FENCING AND GATES, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED VEHICLE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION ARRANGEMENTS.

    Spa Mill Spa Road Bolton BL1 4AG

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  10. Decided00555/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 3 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    52 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2DD

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  11. Decided00556/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, REPLACEMENT OF CONSERVATORY ROOF WITH TILED ROOF AND REPLACEMENT OF BOUNDARY FENCE WITH MASONRY WALL

    2 Glazebury Drive Bolton BL5 3JZ

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  12. Decided00557/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION.

    43 Gresley Avenue Bolton BL6 5TQ

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  13. Deposited00558/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT TO SITE BOUNDARY COMPRISING OF 40 NO. PARKING SPACES, SERVICING AND ANCILLARY ACTIVITIES.

    610 Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DB

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  14. Decided00559/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    48 St Andrews Road Bolton BL6 4AB

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  15. Decided00560/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE SITING OF A FENCE TO FRONT, SIDE AND REAR

    394 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AF

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  16. Decided00561/26

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR ERECTION OF 2NO. DWELLINGHOUSES

    Land Opposite The Ferns New Chapel Lane Bolton BL6 6QN

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  17. Deposited00563/26

    OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF EMPLOYMENT FLOORSPACE (USE CLASSES B2/B8/E(G)) TOGETHER WITH PARKING, LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY)

    Land Between Salford Road And M61 Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BX

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  18. Decided00566/26

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK AND TEMPORARY ROAD ACCESS.

    4 Lostock Hall Fold Bolton BL6 4AD

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  19. Decided00567/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. BIRCH.

    Dimple Hall Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  20. Decided00568/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH INFILL EXTENSION AT GROUND FLOOR AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION ROOF.

    145 New Hall Lane Bolton BL1 5HP

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  21. Decided00570/26

    SITING OF 1 NO. STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A TEMPOARY PERIOD OF UP TO 5 YEARS FOR THE USE OF STORAGE AND ANCILLARY PURPOSES.

    Smithills Playing Fields Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JT

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  22. Decided00571/26

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE ERECTION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS.

    Land Opposite To 686 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NL

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  23. Decided00572/26

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

    5 Greensmith Way Bolton BL5 3BR

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  24. Decided00573/26

    CONTINUED USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS AS 3NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 3 OCCUPANTS

    216 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 3BG

    Received 27 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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