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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
7,807Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,910 approved or refused records
1,095Refused applications

4,815 approved · 1,095 refused · 222 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01268/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION:- PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE AND CHESTNUT

    Oak House Knowsley Grange Bolton BL1 5DQ

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  2. Decided01271/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (CEMP; BIODIVERSITY), 5 (BUFFER ZONE), 8 (SCHEME FOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS), 9 (HMMP), 10 (LEMP), 11 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 23 (BATS AND NESTING BIRDS) ON APPLICATION 20683/25

    Land To The South Of Doris Avenue Bolton BL2 6DB

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  3. Decided01272/26

    PART A: PRUNE 16 NO. ALDER, 11 NO. LIME, 8 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 7 NO. OAK, 5 NO. WILLOW, 4 NO. CHERRY, 3 NO. CHESTNUT, 1 NO. ASH AND SYCAMORE.PART B: FELL 2 NO. ALDER.

    Trinity Retail Park Springfield Bolton BL2 1HY

    Received 8 Jul 2026
  4. Deposited01274/26

    CONVERSION OF DISUSED FORMER TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO 21 NO. 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND ROOF LIGHTS.

    30 Mawdsley Street Bolton BL1 1GD

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  5. Decided01276/26

    PART A - APPROVE: PRUNING OF 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT TREEPART B - REFUSE: PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK TREE

    9 Great Marld Close Bolton BL1 5RZ

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  6. Decided01277/26

    PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING

    Land To The East Of 72 Chorley Road Bolton BL6 5JX

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  7. Decided01279/26

    INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT

    Mcdonalds Restaurant Ltd 95 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH

    Received 9 Jul 2026
  8. Decided01280/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE AND 1NO. OAK TREE

    Holly Hill Old Hall Clough Bolton BL6 4LB

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  9. Decided01281/26

    DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    19 Ringley Meadows Stoneclough Radcliffe Manchester M26 1ER

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  10. Deposited01282/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  11. Decided01283/26

    AMENDMENT TO FRONT DORMER TO FORM MONO PITCH ROOF AND ENLARGEMENT OF REAR DORMER

    13 Grasmere Avenue Bolton BL3 1DR

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  12. Awaiting decision01284/26

    DEMOLTION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ALTERATION TO EXISTING WINDOW FRAME FINISH.

    29 Lowstern Close Bolton BL7 9XW

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  13. Decided01285/26

    ALTERATIONS TO BOUNDARY FENCING TOGETHER WITH ACCESS GATES, CCTV CAMERAS TOGETHER WITH LANDSCAPING AT REAR

    37 Grange Park Road Bolton BL7 9YA

    Received 10 Jul 2026
  14. Decided01286/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH BAY WINDOW AT FRONT, RENDERING OF FRONT ELEVATION AND ALTERATIONS TO GARAGE ROOF

    9 Dewhurst Road Bolton BL2 3NF

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  15. Decided01290/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    17 Nightingale Road Bolton BL6 5DX

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  16. Deposited01291/26

    REFURBISHMENT OF VACANT LODGE TO 1 NO. DWELLING (C3) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION

    The Lodge Egerton Manor Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PL

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  17. Decided01292/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BIRCH, 1 NO. PINE

    11 Sandfield Drive Bolton BL6 4DU

    Received 13 Jul 2026
  18. Decided01293/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION TO : - PRUNE 1 NO. OAK

    425 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DH

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  19. Decided01294/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT, 1 NO. OAK, 1 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. ASH

    Lydsam Lea Marshdale Road Bolton BL1 5AQ

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  20. Decided01295/26

    ERECTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE

    29 Somersby Drive Bolton BL7 9PX

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  21. Decided01296/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION:- PRUNE 1 NO. LIME

    76 Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 3EW

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  22. Decided01298/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ROOF ALTERATIONS AND INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. SKY LIGHTS

    691 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AG

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  23. Decided01299/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    3 Kingsland Road Bolton BL4 0HW

    Received 14 Jul 2026
  24. Decided01300/26

    ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    9 Alice Street Bolton BL3 5PJ

    Received 14 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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