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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
7,818Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,919 approved or refused records
1,098Refused applications

4,821 approved · 1,098 refused · 222 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01303/26

    PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF UP TO 9 NO. DWELLINGS

    Land Adjacent To Longsight Lane Longsight Lane Bolton BL2 4FQ

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  2. Decided01304/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    292 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2LZ

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  3. Decided01305/26

    ERECTION OF PART SINGLE/ PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION, PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT PORCH.

    10 Briarfield Road Bolton BL4 0HD

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  4. Decided01306/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    22 Salisbury Avenue Bolton BL1 4EX

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  5. Deposited01309/26

    REMOVAL OF 8 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES AND CREATION OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

    Westhoughton High County Secondary School Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3BZ

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  6. Decided01310/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. HVAC UNIT

    34 Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DH

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  7. Deposited01311/26

    LOWERING OF EXISTING BOUNDARY FENCE TOGETHER WITH PLANTING BEHIND BOUNDARY

    The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  8. Deposited01312/26

    ERECTION OF SMART REPAIR UNIT, PHOTOGRAPHY CANOPY TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF PALISADE FENCE

    Units A And B At Rear Of 365 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NA

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  9. Decided01313/26

    PRUNE 2 NO. LIME AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    68 Carslake Avenue Bolton BL1 4BP

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  10. Decided01315/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.95M LONG; 3.50M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    19 Forest Drive Bolton BL5 3DH

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  11. Decided01317/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR 3 NO. YOUNG PERSONS (CLASS C2) TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    170 Mornington Road Bolton BL1 4EN

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  12. Decided01318/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF 5 NO. COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

    Unit 1 Turner Street Bolton BL1 2TT

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  13. Decided01319/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    23 Lenora Street Bolton BL3 4EZ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  14. Decided01320/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION INCLUDING BALCONY TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER

    51 Chelsea Road Bolton BL3 3BA

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  15. Decided01321/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    9 Derwent Close Bolton BL6 6DR

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  16. Awaiting decision01322/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH

    12 Hadleigh Green Bolton BL6 4EB

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  17. Decided01323/26

    FELL 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    32 The Grange Bolton BL7 9GF

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  18. Decided01326/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    4 Brookdale Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9QW

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  19. Decided01327/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 19610/25

    Ladybridge High School New York Bolton BL3 4NG

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  20. Decided01328/26

    INSTALLATION OF COMBINED DEFIBRILLATOR AND BLEED KIT CABINET TO EXTERNAL WALL

    73 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1HQ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  21. Deposited01329/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    1 Ash Grove Bolton BL2 3PX

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  22. Decided01330/26

    INSTALLATION OF 4 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS

    16 - 19 Round Hill Way Bolton BL1 2SL

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  23. Decided01331/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH, SYCAMORE AND HAZEL COPPICE

    Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park Bolton BL1 6PQ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  24. Decided01332/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT LAND TO RESIDENTIAL USE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING/GARAGE TO REAR WITH FLAT ROOF AND PARAPET WALLS TO ALLOW EXTENSION OF EXISTING RAISED GARDEN

    48 Stocks Park Drive Bolton BL6 6DE

    Received 20 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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