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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
7,861Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,958 approved or refused records
1,107Refused applications

4,851 approved · 1,107 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01432/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF PORCH AND DORMER TO REAR

    74 Winslow Road Bolton BL3 4SP

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  2. Decided01435/26

    PARTIAL DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 37 (HERITAGE CORE BUILDINGS) ON HYBRID APPLICATION 91352/14

    Unit 6A North Of Fettlers Way Horwich Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  3. Deposited01436/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) TO AMEND THE DESIGN AND SITING OF THE REPLACEMENT DWELLING, 3 (SITE INVESTIGATION), 4 (GROUND LEVELS) AND 5 (ARBORICULTURAL REPORTS) ON APPLICATION 18378/24

    48 St Andrews Road Bolton BL6 4AB

    Received 5 Aug 2026
  4. Decided01437/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (TREE PROTECTIONS MEASURES), 5 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME), 7 (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN), 8 (PROTECTED SPECIES) AND 9 (PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL) ON APPLICATION 08141/20

    Land At Rear Of Roka Restaurant 122 Bradshaw Brow Bolton BL2 3DD

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  5. Deposited01438/26

    ERECTION OF GROUND FLOOR FRONT AND REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO FORM UTILITY ROOM WITH ALTERATIONS TO FRONT FENESTRATIONS

    169 Bank Side Bolton BL5 2QH

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  6. Deposited01440/26

    ERECTION OF FELTED ROOF CANOPY TO EXISTING REAR ELEVATION TOGETHER WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF SIDE SHUTTER WITH 1NO. WINDOW

    125 Cawdor Street Bolton BL4 7HX

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  7. Decided01441/26

    INSTALLATION OF SMOKING SHELTER

    Kingsbury Court Lodge Kingsbury Avenue Bolton BL1 5NR

    Received 6 Aug 2026
  8. Deposited01442/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 21607/25

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

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  9. Deposited01443/26

    ERECTION OF THREE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF VELUX WINDOWS TO FRONT

    235 Halliwell Road Bolton BL1 3NT

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  10. Decided01444/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    1021 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4LW

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  11. Decided01445/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH NEW ACCESS AND ALTERATIONS TO FRONT FENESTRATION

    2 Hazel Mount Bolton BL7 9US

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  12. Deposited01446/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND INSTALLATION OF LOW-LEVEL DRY STONE WALL AND CANOPY TO FRONT

    31 Riding Gate Bolton BL2 4DP

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  13. Deposited01447/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) INTO HMO (CLASS C4) FOR UP TO 6 NO. OCCUPANTS

    19 Wood Street Bolton BL1 1EB

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  14. Awaiting decision01448/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH DORMER AT REAR

    42 Rayden Crescent Bolton BL5 2ES

    Received 7 Aug 2026
  15. Deposited01452/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH TREE , 2 NO. CHESTNUT

    Walmsley House Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9RZ

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  16. Decided01454/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OFFICES (CLASS E) TO 10 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3)

    135 - 139 Bradshawgate Bolton BL2 1BJ

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  17. Decided01455/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00487/26 MINOR CHANGES TO THE DIMENSION AND DESIGN OF THE SUBSTATION

    Land At Lomax Way Lomax Way Bolton BL5 1FQ

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  18. Decided01456/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION

    14 Romney Chase Bolton BL1 6RZ

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  19. Awaiting decision01457/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, RAISING OF RIDGE HEIGHT, DORMERS AT FRONT AND REAR, AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND ROOF DESIGN

    47 Lansdowne Road Atherton Bolton Manchester M46 9HL

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  20. Decided01458/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LEYLANDII

    9 Ivy Bank Close Bolton BL1 7EF

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  21. Decided01459/26

    FELL 1 NO. LIME

    22 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  22. Decided01460/26

    PART A: FELL 1 NO. BEECHPART B: PRUNE 1 NO. BEECH

    24 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 10 Aug 2026
  23. Deposited01465/26

    PART A: FELL 1 NO. ELM PART B: PRUNE 1 NO. HORSE-CHESTNUT

    Bolton School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PB

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  24. Deposited01467/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 12 (PUBLIC ART) AND CONDITION 18 (CEMP) ON APPLICATION 07245/19

    Land Off Victoria Road Horwich Bolton

    Received 11 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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