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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
7,755Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,869 approved or refused records
1,090Refused applications

4,779 approved · 1,090 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01031/26

    CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITBABLE ROOM INCLUDING THE EXTENSION OF THE FRONT ELEVATION TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING PORCH PROJECTION WITH RENDER FINISH

    13 Scot Lane Bolton BL6 5SG

    Received 5 Jun 2026
  2. Decided01033/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SITE INVESTIGATION - CONTAMINATION) AND CONDITION 3 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 09862/20

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 5 Jun 2026
  3. Deposited01036/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. CENOTAPH

    St Saviour Church Of England Fold Road Stoneclough Radcliffe M26 1FT

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  4. Decided01037/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT BOUNDARY WALL

    24 Church Road Bolton BL1 6HE

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  5. Decided01038/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 21109/25 TO AMEND APPROVED DRAWINGS ON PLOT 11 WITH NEW HOUSE TYPOLOGY

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  6. Decided01039/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 18950/24 TO AMEND APPROVED PLANS TO PLOT 10 FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION COMPRISING OF GAMES ROOM.

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  7. Decided01040/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    32 The Beeches Bolton BL1 7BS

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  8. Decided01041/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. OAK AND 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    1 Woodsleigh Cottages Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5DF

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  9. Decided01042/26

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

    95 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JS

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  10. Decided01043/26

    PART A; FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREEPART B; PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1NO. LIME TREE

    1 Woodsleigh Coppice Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5XR

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  11. Decided01044/26

    INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. STEEL ARCHES AND POSTS TOGETHER WITH 1.2M RAILINGS

    Land At Entrance To Tonge Park Brief Street Bolton BL2 2LY

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  12. Decided01047/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INSTALLATION OF FIBRE BROADBAND TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING

    Valley Mill Cottonfields Bolton BL7 9DY

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  13. Decided01048/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 1 NO. GOAT WILLOW

    60 Waters Edge Bolton BL4 0NL

    Received 8 Jun 2026
  14. Awaiting decision01050/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND THE ERECTION OF 1NO. DWELLING

    222 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AA

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  15. Deposited01051/26

    HIGH HEDGE ORDER APPLICATION

    Prospect House Prospect Avenue Bolton BL2 3PN

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  16. Deposited01052/26

    REFURBISHMENT TO EXISTING DWELLING COMPRISING OF ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY GARAGE TOGETHER WITH HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING.

    55 - 59 Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  17. Decided01053/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1NO. DIGITAL SCREEN AND 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN

    The Co-Operative Bank 19 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AD

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  18. Decided01054/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION

    18 Rutherglen Drive Bolton BL3 4PN

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  19. Decided01055/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.20M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT).

    195 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2RU

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  20. Decided01056/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    72 New Heys Way Bolton BL2 4AQ

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  21. Decided01057/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT (CLASS C3) TO OFFICE AND STAFF ACCOMMODATION FOR EXISTING NURSERY (CLASS E(f))

    The Apartment At Croft House Childrens Nursery Croft House Childrens Nursery Bridge Street Bolton BL6 7BT

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  22. Decided01058/26

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

    4 Gower Street Bolton BL4 7EY

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  23. Decided01059/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PARKING AND PAVED SURFACING WITH LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 08211/20

    3 Roseneath Road Bolton BL3 3AX

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  24. Decided01060/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    23 Whitland Avenue Bolton BL1 5FB

    Received 10 Jun 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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