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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
7,747Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,861 approved or refused records
1,088Refused applications

4,773 approved · 1,088 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided00938/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT) AND CONDITION 7 (LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 17829/24

    Green Fold School Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0RA

    Received 22 May 2026
  2. Deposited00939/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) AND 12 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) ON APPLICATION 20676/25

    Hilltop Stables Georges Lane Bolton BL6 6RT

    Received 22 May 2026
  3. Decided00940/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF PROPERTY AS HMO (CLASS C4)

    399A Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0JU

    Received 22 May 2026
  4. Decided00941/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 17829/24 TO AMEND FENCING TO BOUNDARY OF SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH CHANGE OF SPECIFICATION.

    Green Fold School Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0RA

    Received 22 May 2026
  5. Decided00942/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (DRAINAGE) AND CONDITION 22 (LEVELS) OF PLANNING APPLICATION 15704/23

    Mercury Filling Station Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JP

    Received 22 May 2026
  6. Deposited00943/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. POPLAR

    63 Church Street Bolton BL4 8AQ

    Received 25 May 2026
  7. Decided00944/26

    SITING OF FENCE AT THE SIDE

    34 Lancaster Drive Bolton BL3 1XF

    Received 25 May 2026
  8. Decided00945/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ELM AND SYCAMORE

    57 Rydal Road Bolton BL1 5LJ

    Received 25 May 2026
  9. Decided00946/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION WITH GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ROOM.

    5 Eastbourne Grove Bolton BL1 5TR

    Received 25 May 2026
  10. Deposited00947/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL UNIT (CLASS E) TO TYRE FITTING (CLASS B2) TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF OFFICE SPACE, INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. CAR PARKING SPACE, TYRE STORAGE AREA AND DROPPED KERB FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS.

    Unit 4 Northway Belmont Road Bolton BL1 7AT

    Received 25 May 2026
  11. Decided00948/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. POOLHOUSE AND CORRIDOR EXTENSION.

    Brae Crest Victoria Road Bolton BL1 5AS

    Received 25 May 2026
  12. Decided00949/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 21423/25 TO INCLUDE APEX WINDOWS TO REAR ELEVATION.

    Little Dean Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 7NP

    Received 25 May 2026
  13. Decided00956/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    16 Haseley Close Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 3BU

    Received 26 May 2026
  14. Decided00957/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH.

    43 Highgrove Close Bolton BL1 8QE

    Received 26 May 2026
  15. Decided00958/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    54 Chip Hill Road Bolton BL3 4JP

    Received 27 May 2026
  16. Decided00959/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 19281/24 TO AMEND LOCATION OF ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION AND REMOVE HIGH LEVEL RAILINGS

    Land At Church Wharf Water Street Bolton BL1 1TR

    Received 27 May 2026
  17. Decided00961/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1NO. ASH TREE

    12 Pike View Bolton BL6 6AG

    Received 27 May 2026
  18. Decided00962/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 7 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 8 (HMMP) ON APPLICATION 19610/25 (ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY TEACHING BUILDING TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, ACCESS RAMP AND HARD SURFACING FOLLOWING THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING GAS HOUSE) TO ALLOW PLANTING IN THE FIRST PLANTING SEASON FOLLOWING FIRST OCCUPATION OF THE BUILDING

    Ladybridge High School New York Bolton BL3 4NG

    Received 27 May 2026
  19. Decided00963/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER.

    20 Winslow Road Bolton BL3 4SP

    Received 27 May 2026
  20. Decided00964/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM HOT FOOD TAKE AWAY AND CAFE TO GROUND FLOOR OFFICES WITH DEMOLITION OF DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TO FORM STORAGE AT GROUND FLOOR AND 1NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT AT FIRST FLOOR

    Ground Floor Shop 98 Booth Road Bolton BL3 1JP

    Received 26 May 2026
  21. Decided00965/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION

    13 Poulton Avenue Bolton BL2 6EG

    Received 26 May 2026
  22. Decided00966/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 20469/25 TO AMEND REPOSITIONING AND RESIZING OF WINDOWS TO REAR AND SIDE.

    130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 27 May 2026
  23. Decided00967/26

    PRUNING OF 4 NO. BEECH.

    Dimple Hall Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

    Received 27 May 2026
  24. Decided00968/26

    CONTINUED USE OF CHILDREN'S DAY NURSERY (CLASS E(f)) WITH INCREASED NUMBER OF CHILDREN (AS APPROVED BY PLANNING PERMISSION 45905/94)

    Moorlands Childrens Nursery 340 - 342 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5PS

    Received 27 May 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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