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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
7,756Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,870 approved or refused records
1,090Refused applications

4,780 approved · 1,090 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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. Decided01061/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 21424/25

    Veolia Es (Uk) Ltd Turton Street Bolton BL1 2TF

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  2. Decided01062/26

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT VINYL BANNER

    Bolton Business School Block M The University Of Bolton Deane Campus Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AB

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  3. Decided01065/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREEN AND LIGHTBOX

    36 - 38 Higher Market Street Bolton BL4 9AJ

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  4. Decided01066/26

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

    1 Chelwood Close Bolton BL1 7LN

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  5. Decided01069/26

    FELLING OF 4 NO. WILLOWS

    10 Old Eagley Mews Bolton BL1 7HR

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  6. Decided01071/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREEN

    Ground Floor 45 - 47 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1HQ

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  7. Decided01072/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTRIGGER AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    14 Cedar Avenue Bolton BL6 6HT

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  8. Deposited01074/26

    TECHNICAL DETAILS APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EQUESTRIAN BUILDING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING, LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE AND ANCILLARY WORKS IN PURSUANT OF PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATION 21468/25

    Equestrian Facility At Holdens Farm Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  9. Deposited01075/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING TOGETHER WITH WIDENING OF VEHICULAR ACCESS AND INSTALLATION OF BOUNDARY WALL

    35 Station Road Bolton BL6 5BN

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  10. Deposited01077/26

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. CANOPIES

    Eden Boys School Wolfenden Street Bolton BL1 3QE

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  11. Decided01078/26

    INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. POST MOUNTED SIGNS

    Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  12. Decided01079/26

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PART II) (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 19281/24 IN RELATION TO PLOTS 01 AND 02

    Land At Church Wharf Water Street Bolton BL1 1TR

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  13. Decided01080/26

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PART II) (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 19281/24 IN RELATION TO PLOT 05

    Land At Church Wharf Water Street Bolton BL1 1TR

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  14. Decided01081/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM GOLF SIMULATOR AND SEPARATE LEAN-TO STORAGE AREA

    Bolton Golf Club Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AJ

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  15. Deposited01082/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 5 (GROUND LEVELS), 8 (SURFACE WATER) AND 24 (LANDSCAPING) ON APPLICATION 11567/21

    Land At Bowlands Hey Westhoughton Bolton (Phase 5)

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  16. Decided01083/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SOIL TESTING METHODOLOGY) ON APPLICATION 00384/26

    White Horse 259 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3ED

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  17. Decided01084/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECHFELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    Woodside Turton Road Bolton BL7 9AE

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  18. Decided01085/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00244/26 ALTERATION TO BAY WINDOW FROM UPVC TO RENDERED BLOCK AND REMOVAL OF GLAZING OVER PORCH

    2 Fairhaven Avenue Bolton BL5 3HE

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  19. Decided01086/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY REAR AND FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM AND ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY COMRPISING OF HARDSTANDING TO PROVIDE 3 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES

    33 Moorlands View Bolton BL3 3TN

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  20. Decided01087/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION WITH ATTACHED GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    Netherley Foxholes Road Bolton BL6 6AJ

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  21. Decided01088/26

    PART A - PRUNING OF 2 NO. OAKPART B - FELL 1 NO. ASH

    44 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EQ

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  22. Decided01089/26

    CONVERSION OF 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TO 1 NO. DWELLING (CLASS C3)

    15 Ivy Road Bolton BL1 6DH

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  23. Decided01090/26

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

    53 Duxbury Avenue Bolton BL3 1PY

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  24. Decided01091/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF LOFT TO HABITABLE SPACE AND RAISING OF ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT

    17 Longridge Crescent Bolton BL1 5QZ

    Received 15 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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