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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
7,852Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,950 approved or refused records
1,105Refused applications

4,845 approved · 1,105 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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. Deposited01399/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 1NO. DISH ANTENNA TO EXISTING FREE STANDING POLE AT EXISTING BASE STATION

    Swan Lane Mill 3 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3BJ

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  2. Deposited01400/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH JULIET BALCONY AND 2 NO. SKY LIGHTS

    10 Timberbottom Bolton BL2 3DL

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  3. Deposited01403/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    39 Willows Lane Bolton BL3 4AA

    Received 29 Jul 2026
  4. Decided01405/26

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

    Land Adjacent To 649 Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NL

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  5. Decided01406/26

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION INCORPORATING AN EXTENSION TO THE MAIN ROOF SLOPE AND FRONT DORMER AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    12 New Hall Lane Bolton BL1 5LN

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  6. Decided01407/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15151/22: ALTERATION TO HOUSE TYPES CALDER (PLOTS 2, 4 & 8) AND BRENNAND (PLOTS 3 & 14) TO INCLUDE BRICK COURSES INCREASING ROOF RIDGE HEIGHT AND ROOF OVERHANGS

    Land off Armadale Road

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  7. Decided01408/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. OAK, SYCAMORE AND ASH

    16 Oakley Park Bolton BL1 5XL

    Received 30 Jul 2026
  8. Decided01409/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE (CLASS C3) TO COMMERCIAL USE (CLASS E(a)) ON GROUND FLOOR AND SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT ON FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

    308 Deane Road Bolton BL3 5HH

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  9. Decided01410/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING

    7 Ellesmere Gardens Bolton BL3 3GW

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  10. Decided01411/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.65M MAX HEIGHT; 2.57M EAVES HEIGHT)

    58 Rayden Crescent Bolton BL5 2ES

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  11. Deposited01412/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT DORMER

    1 Ravens Holme Bolton BL1 5TN

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  12. Deposited01413/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GAS WORKS SITE (B2) TO SITING OF STORAGE CONTAINERS (CLASS B8)

    Land By Corner Of Gas Street And Wellington Street Gas Street Bolton BL4 7BY

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  13. Decided01415/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR PART CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR FROM COMMERCIAL USE TO 3 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS

    18-20 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  14. Deposited01417/26

    DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RENDERING

    54 Lime Street Bolton BL4 8AF

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  15. Decided01418/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.99M LONG; 3.30M MAX HEIGHT; 2.90M EAVES HEIGHT)

    49 Broadwalk Bolton BL5 2AA

    Received 31 Jul 2026
  16. Deposited01419/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT WITH ALTERATIONS TO REAR

    Four Trees Vicarage Lane Bolton BL1 8BN

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  17. Awaiting decision01420/26

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

    8 Ridgmont Close Bolton BL6 6RG

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  18. Awaiting decision01421/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION

    84 Pennine Road Bolton BL6 7HW

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  19. Decided01422/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN

    Unit A Horsfield Street Bolton BL3 4LU

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  20. Deposited01423/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY ANCILLARY DOMESTIC BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED GARDEN WORKS

    Ladyshore House Ladyshore Road Bolton BL3 1LB

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  21. Decided01425/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REPAIRS TO STONE GATE PIER ENTRANCE ON GRADE II* LISTED BUILDING.

    4 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AQ

    Received 3 Aug 2026
  22. Deposited01426/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (BRICK SPECIFICATION) AND 5 (FENESTRATION SPECIFICATION) ON APPLICATION 21450/25

    Montgomery House Bark Street Bolton BL1 2AX

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  23. Decided01427/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (NOISE ASSESSMENT) ON APPLICATION 20916/25

    54 Longsight Bolton BL2 3HX

    Received 4 Aug 2026
  24. Decided01429/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. ASH TREE

    15 Lindale Avenue Bolton BL1 5EF

    Received 4 Aug 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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