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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
7,708Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,834 approved or refused records
1,083Refused applications

4,751 approved · 1,083 refused · 216 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00756/26

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

    28 Masefield Road Bolton BL3 1NQ

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  2. Deposited00757/26

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF DESIGN, LAYOUT, SCALE, ACCESS AND APPEARANCE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS ON APPLICATION 14795/22

    60 Eckersley Road Bolton BL1 8EA

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  3. Decided00758/26

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

    2 Hazel Mount Bolton BL7 9US

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  4. Decided00759/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK AND CONIFER.

    Dunscar House Deakins Mill Way Bolton BL7 9RP

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  5. Decided00760/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 8 (INVASIVE SPECIES) ON APPLICATION 17974/24.

    Land Off Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AA

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  6. Decided00761/26

    REPLACEMENT OF ROOF LIGHTS TO VESTRY WITH NEW ROOF COVERING TO VESTRY AND CANOPY OVER EXTERNAL VESTRY DOOR

    Christ Church Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  7. Decided00762/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF LIGHTS TO VESTRY, NEW ROOF COVERING TO VESTRY AND CANOPY OVER EXTERNAL VESTRY DOOR

    Christ Church Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  8. Decided00763/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 5 (SECURITY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 00044/26

    Shurgard Self Storage 26 Lower Bridgeman Street Bolton BL2 1DG

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  9. Decided00765/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS) AND REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS 2 (GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS) AND 7 (FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS) ON APPLICATION 14459/22.

    364A & 364B Tempest Road Bolton BL6 4HS

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  10. Decided00766/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17320/23 TO INCLUDE GRASSCRETE ACCESS POINT WEST OF SITE FOR EMERGENCY FIRE TENDER ACCESS ONLY.

    Gouldings Martial Arts St Germain Street Bolton BL4 7BQ

    Received 27 Apr 2026
  11. Deposited00767/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR AC UNIT AT SIDE ELEVATION OF BUILDING.

    186 - 188 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6JN

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  12. Decided00769/26

    NOI EXPIRED FELLING OF 1NO. ASH TREE

    Brookfields Factory Hill Bolton BL6 6SE

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  13. Decided00770/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (LEVELS) ON APPLICATION 20428/25.

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

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  14. Decided00771/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. WINDOW.

    74 Brownlow Road Bolton BL6 7DR

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  15. Decided00773/26

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

    16 Harwood Meadows Bolton BL2 3QP

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  16. Decided00775/26

    DEMOLITION FRONT PORCH AND REAR CONSERVATORY TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    6 Pailton Close Bolton BL6 4RF

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  17. Decided00776/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE.

    Railway Hotel Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9LY

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  18. Decided00777/26

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. APARTMENT BLOCK COMPRISING OF 8 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS.

    Arctic Refrigeration Bolton Ltd 36 Bath Street Bolton BL1 2DJ

    Received 28 Apr 2026
  19. Decided00778/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (CEMP:BIODIVERSITY), 5 (CEMP), 6 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN), 9 (DRAINAGE) AND 11 (HMMP) ON APPLICATION 20163/25.

    Paragon Business Park Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HG

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  20. Decided00780/26

    EXTENSION TO EXISTING INDUSTRIAL UNIT TO FORM WORKSHOP / FABRICATION AREA

    Orlando Works Orlando Street Bolton BL3 6DE

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  21. Decided00782/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18890/24 TO AMEND APPROVED DRAWINGS TO INCLUDE ALTERATIONS TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKS, INSTALLATION OF GLASS CANOPY AND CREATION OF 25 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES TOGETHER WITH CHANGES TO LANDSCAPING AND FENESTRATION TO GATEHOUSE.

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  22. Decided00783/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH PARTIAL CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO STORAGE ROOM.

    9 Briksdal Way Bolton BL6 4PQ

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  23. Decided00784/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. WILLOW FELLING OF 1 NO. WILLOW

    10 Old Eagley Mews Bolton BL1 7HR

    Received 29 Apr 2026
  24. Decided00785/26

    PRUNING OF 3 NO. LIME, 1 NO CHERRY AND BIRCH.

    Flat A The Willows 201 Wigan Road Bolton BL3 5QJ

    Received 29 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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