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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
7,767Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,880 approved or refused records
1,092Refused applications

4,788 approved · 1,092 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01181/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (CARBON AND ENERGY STATEMENT AND PROFORMA) ON APPLICATION 20448/25

    2 Ryecroft Drive Bolton BL5 3PW

    Received 26 Jun 2026
  2. Deposited01182/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO CAFE (CLASS E(a)) WITH ALTERATION OF WINDOWS TO FENESTRATION

    Lever Arms 3 Top O Th Lane Bolton BL3 1SS

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  3. Decided01183/26

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

    37 Elton Avenue Bolton BL4 0NZ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  4. Decided01184/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    28 Masefield Road Bolton BL3 1NQ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  5. Decided01185/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PART OF AN EXISTING RECYCLING CENTRE (CLASS B2) FOR A SCRAP METAL BUSINESS (SUI GENERIS)

    Unit 5A Farnworth Industrial Estate Emlyn Street Bolton BL4 7AQ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  6. Decided01187/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    71 The Sheddings Bolton BL3 2JN

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  7. Decided01188/26

    PART A: FELLING OF 2 NO. ELMPART B: PRUNING OF 2 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    10 Bessybrook Close Bolton BL6 4EA

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  8. Decided01189/26

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

    32 Heaton Avenue Bolton BL3 1QR

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  9. Decided01190/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM MOTORBIKE SHOWROOM (SUI GENERIS) TO FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT / SOFT PLAY CENTRE (CLASS E)

    Bolton Motorcycles Ivy Road Bolton BL1 6DJ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  10. Decided01191/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY (C2) FOR 1NO. CHILD/YOUNG PERSON

    11 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  11. Decided01192/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR OUTBUILDING

    483 Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9DZ

    Received 29 Jun 2026
  12. Deposited01193/26

    ERECTION OF PADEL/TENNIS FACILITY (CLASS E(d)) AND CLUBHOUSE INCLUDING GYM ALONG WITH 42NO. CAR PARKING SPACES, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Bolton Enterprise Centre Washington Street Bolton BL3 5EY

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  13. Deposited01195/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    2 Lobelia Avenue Bolton BL4 0EF

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  14. Awaiting decision01196/26

    PART A: PRUNING OF CHERRYS AND MIXED SPECIES PART B: PRUNING OF 2 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE AND HORSE CHESTNUT

    450 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AZ

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  15. Decided01197/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PART A - FELL I NO. ELM PART B - PRUNE G1 MIXED SPECIES

    High Beck 1 Ravenswood Drive Bolton BL1 5AJ

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  16. Decided01198/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, REPLACEMENT OF FLAT ROOF WITH HIPPED ROOF TO THE EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION, FRONT PORCH TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    15 Broadway Bolton BL4 0HQ

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  17. Decided01199/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15775/23 TO AMEND WORDING ON CONDITION 7

    Land South West Of Moss Lane Moss Lane Bolton

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  18. Decided01200/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.50M LONG; 3.52M MAX HEIGHT; 2.95M EAVES HEIGHT)

    1 Hesketh Avenue Bolton BL1 8RP

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  19. Deposited01203/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO 10 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND DORMERS

    1043 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6PY

    Received 30 Jun 2026
  20. Awaiting decision01205/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VEHICLE SERVICING TO HMO FOR 6NO. OCCUPANTS

    19 - 29 Egerton Street Bolton BL4 7LB

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  21. Decided01206/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 00689/26 TO ALIGN REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION

    22 Scawfell Avenue Bolton BL2 2JL

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  22. Decided01207/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME) ON APPLICATON 11485/21

    Land At The Corner Of Gleave Street And Back Bridge Street Bolton

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  23. Decided01209/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BOUNDARY TREATMENT TOGETHER WITH PERGOLA IN REAR GARDEN

    37 Evergreen Avenue Bolton BL6 5GQ

    Received 1 Jul 2026
  24. Decided01210/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    15 Bank Side Bolton BL5 2QP

    Received 1 Jul 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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