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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
7,662Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,799 approved or refused records
1,080Refused applications

4,719 approved · 1,080 refused · 214 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00634/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CREATION OF MACHINERY AND LIVESTOCK TRACK.

    Land At Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL7 9EP

    Received 6 Apr 2026
  2. Decided00637/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    26 Longworth Road Bolton BL7 9TS

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  3. Decided00638/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    63 New Court Drive Bolton BL7 9XA

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  4. Deposited00639/26

    ERECTION OF ONE WORKSHOP AND THREE ANCILLARY BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH THE FORMATION OF A NEW BUS PARK AND DEPOT

    Land At Lum Street Bolton BL1 2TX

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  5. Decided00640/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) CHANGE OF USE FROM CLASS E(B) RESTAURANT TO CLASS E (GI) SELF CONTAINED OFFICES.

    49 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3PD

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  6. Deposited00641/26

    FORMATION OF NEW DRIVEWAY AND ACCESS RAMP.

    135 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  7. Decided00642/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING 17.5M TELEGRAPH POLE AND HEADFRAME TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF 22.5M MONOPOLE AND HEADPOLE WITH 6 NO. NEW ANTENNAS, RELOCATION OF EXISTING 1NO. 300MM DISH AND THE REPLACEMENT OF 2NO. EXISTING GROUND BASED CABINETS WITH 1NO. CABINET AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENTS

    Existing Base Station Gordons Horwich Station Bolton BL6 6DT

    Received 7 Apr 2026
  8. Decided00644/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR TO SIDE AND FRONT AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION INTO HABITABLE ROOM, FRONT CANOPY AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY

    20 Brodick Drive Bolton BL2 6NL

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  9. Decided00645/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    54 Beaumont Chase Bolton BL3 4XH

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  10. Decided00646/26

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. FASCIA SIGNS.

    Unit 6 Trinity Street Bolton BL3 6DH

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  11. Decided00647/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INSTALLATION OF DUCT INGRESS IN ELECTRICAL STORE ROOM WITH INTERNAL WORKS TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING.

    97 - 99 Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  12. Decided00648/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 20734/25 TO VARY WORDING OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) TO SUBSTITUTE APPROVED PLANS.

    Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ

    Received 8 Apr 2026
  13. Decided00649/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND SIDE

    5 Aster Avenue Bolton BL4 0ET

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  14. Decided00650/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (PLANTING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 19817/25

    Land At Longsight Park And Royal Oak Longsight Lane Bolton BL2 3LL

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  15. Deposited00652/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 1 NO. ASH

    1 Sharples Hall Mews Bolton BL1 7HL

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  16. Decided00653/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 10 (VEHICLE AREA DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 15568/23

    Land North Of 13 Boardman Street Boardman Street Bolton

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  17. Decided00654/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR 2 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING

    Land North Of 13 Boardman Street Boardman Street Bolton

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  18. Decided00655/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM.

    10 Milverton Close Bolton BL6 4RR

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  19. Decided00657/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. OAK AND 1 NO. ELM.

    9 Grange Road Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  20. Deposited00659/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM NURSERY (CLASS E(f)) TO COMMUNITY CENTRE, MADRASSAH WITH ANCILLARY PRAYER ROOM (MIXED USE)..

    Stepping Stones Nursery Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AH

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  21. Deposited00660/26

    RETROSPECTIVE LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM NURSERY TO COMMUNITY CENTRE, MADRASSAH WITH ANCILLARY PRAYER ROOM TO GRADE II* LISTED BUILDING.

    Stepping Stones Nursery Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AH

    Received 9 Apr 2026
  22. Decided00661/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM REAR OUTBUILDING (GARAGE) TO PET FUNERAL SERVICES (CLASS E(c)(iii))

    120 Tonge Moor Road (outbuilding To The Rear) Bolton BL2 2DP

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  23. Decided00663/26

    PART A: PRUNING OF 1NO. LIME TREEPART B: FELLING OF 1NO. LIME TREE

    11 New Church Road Bolton BL1 5QP

    Received 10 Apr 2026
  24. Decided00665/26

    FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE

    Oak House Knowsley Grange Bolton BL1 5DQ

    Received 10 Apr 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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