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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
7,826Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,927 approved or refused records
1,100Refused applications

4,827 approved · 1,100 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01333/26

    FELL 7 NO. SYCAMORES

    Dimple Hall East Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  2. Decided01334/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (MEANWHILE USES) ON APPLICATION 19641/25 TO SPLIT THE CONDITION INTO TWO PARTS:PART A: DETAILS REQUIRING APPROVAL PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEMOLITIONPART B: DETAILS OF TEMPORARY SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE TO BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED IN WRITING PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF MEANWHILE USES

    Land At Crompton Place Exchange Street Bolton BL1 1EA

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  3. Decided01336/26

    RETENTION OF EXISTING GARDEN SHED

    1 Ascot Road Bolton BL3 1ED

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  4. Awaiting decision01337/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION

    51 Skelwith Avenue Bolton BL3 2EJ

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  5. Decided01338/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.60M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    74 Winslow Road Bolton BL3 4SP

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  6. Decided01343/26

    PRUNE 1 NO. ASH

    27 Birchfield Bolton BL2 4AH

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  7. Decided01344/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    47 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4AA

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  8. Decided01348/26

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PARTS i AND ii) (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 21424/25

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

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  9. Decided01349/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (NOISE) ON APPLICATION 00077/26

    28A Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QD

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  10. Decided01350/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING

    9 Ulleswater Close Bolton BL3 1UD

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  11. Deposited01351/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INSTALLATION OF 70 METRE FIBRE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE WITH INTERNAL WORKS TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING.

    Flat 1 Watermillock Restaurant Crompton Way Bolton BL1 8TJ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  12. Decided01352/26

    DEMOLITION OF PORCH AND REAR OUTBUILDING WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR AND FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    46 Lowther Street Bolton BL3 2HZ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  13. Deposited01353/26

    ERECTION OF PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF LOFT TO HABITABLE SPACE AND ALTERATIONS TO DRIVEWAY

    Moorcroft Grange Road Bolton BL7 9AU

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  14. Decided01354/26

    DISCHARGE OF THE BIODIVERSITY GAIN CONDITION TOGETHER WITH CONDITIONS 3 (TREES) AND 6 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING/FLOODLIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 21253/25

    Birtenshaw School Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AB

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  15. Decided01355/26

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

    9 Bligh Road Bolton BL5 3TR

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  16. Deposited01358/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    2 Brock Avenue Bolton BL2 6JP

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  17. Deposited01359/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS AND RURAL STRUCTURES TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING

    Ratcliffes Farm Wingates Lane Bolton BL5 3LT

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  18. Decided01360/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (EXTERNAL MATERIALS) AND 5 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT - STONE WALL) ON APPLICATION 00284/26 (AS AMENDED BY NMA APPLICATION 01582/26)

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  19. Decided01362/26

    ERECTION OF TWO SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS

    70 Adrian Road Bolton BL1 3LQ

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  20. Deposited01363/26

    CONTINUED USE OF OFFICE BUILDING AND 3 NO. SHIPPING CONTAINERS

    Land East Of 285 Hindley Road Hindley Road Bolton BL5 2DY

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  21. Decided01364/26

    PRUNE 3 NO. SYCAMORES

    746 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6JD

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  22. Decided01365/26

    FELL 1 NO. HORSE CHESTNUT

    106A Chapeltown Road Bolton BL7 9AW

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  23. Decided01366/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF CHURCH, PARISH HALL AND PRESBYTERY

    St Edmunds Church St Edmund Street Bolton BL1 2JR

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  24. Decided01370/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENT PRUNE 2 NO. WILLOW AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    Well Cottage Old Rake Bolton BL6 6SJ

    Received 24 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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