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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
7,782Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,893 approved or refused records
1,093Refused applications

4,800 approved · 1,093 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Decided01240/26

    INSTALLATION OF REAR DECKING TOGETHER WITH BALUSTRADES

    18 Brookside Close Bolton BL2 4AP

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  2. Decided01241/26

    FORMATION OF HARDSTANDING AT FRONT TO CREATE 1 NO. PARKING SPACE WITH DROPPED KERB FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS

    107 Park Road Bolton BL5 3DB

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  3. Decided01242/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO NO.1 AND NO. 3 BEECH AVENUE

    1& 3 Beech Avenue Bolton BL6 6LU

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  4. Decided01244/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO:-PART A: FELLING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE AND 1 NO. BEECH, HORSE CHESTNUT AND RED CEDARPART B: PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    Ridgmont House Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6RF

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  5. Deposited01245/26

    OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 310 DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY)

    Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  6. Decided01246/26

    ALTERATION OF LOCATION OF EXISTING AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP FROM GROUND LEVEL TO ELEVATED LOCATION BY STEEL FRAMEWORK TO APPLICATION 17829/24

    Green Fold School Highfield Road Bolton BL4 0RA

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  7. Decided01247/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF LAND FOR SITING OF CARAVAN FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED RESIDENTIAL CURTILAGE

    Horrocks Moorcroft Scout Road Bolton BL1 7NZ

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  8. Decided01248/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER AND HIP TO GABLE ROOF ALTERATION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND RELOCATION OF FRONT DOOR

    16 Grove Street Bolton BL1 3PG

    Received 3 Jul 2026
  9. Decided01249/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO HMO (CLASS C4) FOR UP TO 6 NO. OCCUPANTS

    43 Brownlow Road Bolton BL6 7DW

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  10. Decided01250/26

    CHANGE OF USE TO CREATE 3 NO. SELF CONTAINED STUDIO APARTMENTS (CLASS C3)

    19 - 29 Egerton Street Bolton BL4 7LB

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  11. Decided01251/26

    ENLARGEMENT AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM AT REAR

    102 Harpers Lane Bolton BL1 6HU

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  12. Decided01252/26

    PRUNING OF 4NO. HOLLY TREES

    2 Woodsleigh Cottages Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5DF

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  13. Decided01253/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    5 Clarendon Gardens Bolton BL7 9GW

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  14. Deposited01254/26

    INSTALLATION OF 5 NO. FASCIA SIGNS AND 2 NO. LETTERS ON RUNNER BARS

    Unit 1 Velvet Works 82 - 100 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1EU

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  15. Decided01256/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 3 NO. SELF CONTAINED FLATS TO 1 NO. DWELLING (C3)

    307 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5HN

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  16. Deposited01257/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND PATIO AND RETAINING WALL TO REAR

    99 Breightmet Drive Bolton BL2 6EF

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  17. Deposited01258/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING

    Morada Eagley Bank Playfair Street Bolton BL1 7LF

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  18. Deposited01260/26

    TECHNICAL DETAILS APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF 6 NO. DWELLINGS IN PURSUANT OF PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATION 20735/25

    Morris Farm Pocket Nook Road Bolton BL6 4HW

    Received 6 Jul 2026
  19. Awaiting decision01261/26

    CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PUBLIC REALM AND DROP OFF AREAS FOR 5 NO. VEHICLES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND BICYCLE PARKING

    Blue Zone Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  20. Decided01263/26

    INSTALLATION OF DROPPED KERB TO CREATE VEHICULAR ACCESS

    251 Buckley Lane Bolton BL4 9SP

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  21. Deposited01264/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 11 (TEMPORARY BOUNDARIES, ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING), 12 (CEMP), 13 (ASPINALL WAY ACCESS), 14(VEHICULAR ACCESSES), 19 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 20 (REMEDIATION/EARTHWORKS), 22 (LEVELS), 23 (ARCHAEOLOGY), 28 (OPEN SPACE AND GREEN INFRA STRATEGY), 32 (INVASIVE SPECIES) AND 35 (SURFACE AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Phase 5 Land At Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  22. Deposited01265/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 11 (TEMPORARY BOUNDARIES, ACCESS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING), 12 (CEMP), 13 (ASPINALL WAY ACCESS), 14 (VEHICULAR ACCESSES), 19 (LAND CONTAMINATION), 20 (REMEDIATION/EARTHWORKS), 22 (LEVELS), 23 (ARCHAEOLOGY), 28 (OPEN SPACE AND GREEN INFRA STRATEGY), 32 (INVASIVE SPECIES) AND 35 (SURFACE AND FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Phase 4 Land At Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton

    Received 7 Jul 2026
  23. Decided01266/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 2 NO. CHERRY AND 1 NO. MAPLE

    1 Riding Gate Mews Bolton BL2 4DS

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  24. Decided01267/26

    PRUNING OF 6 NO. OAK AND 2 NO. SILVER BIRCH

    21 Lowstern Close Bolton BL7 9XW

    Received 8 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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