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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
7,867Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,963 approved or refused records
1,107Refused applications

4,856 approved · 1,107 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Deposited01471/26

    DISCHARGE OF THE BIODIVERSITY GAIN CONDITION TOGETHER WITH CONDITIONS 10 (COAL MINING), 11 (ECOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS), 12 (MATERIALS) AND 13 (BOUNDARY TREATMENTS) ON PLANNING APPLICATION 20734/25

    Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ

    Received 11 Aug 2026
  2. Deposited01472/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR AT NO.242 FROM RESIDENTIAL(C3) TO RETAIL(CLASS E) WITH CHANGE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS TO 3NO. SELF CONTAINED FLATS TOGETHER WITH DORMER TO THE REAR OF BOTH PROPERTIES, HIP TO GABLE CONVERSION AND REAR EXTERNAL STAIRCASE

    242 - 244 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JU

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  3. Deposited01473/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF LOFT SPACE

    5 Ramwells Court Windy Harbour Lane Bolton BL7 9PH

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  4. Deposited01474/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 21109/25

    Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  5. Deposited01478/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DWELLING (USE CLASS C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/CARE HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 2NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    14 Boundary Street Bolton BL1 3NZ

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  6. Decided01480/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM AND ALTERATIONS TO FRONT

    32 Kinross Drive Bolton BL3 4NW

    Received 12 Aug 2026
  7. Decided01481/26

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

    10 Sudbury Drive Bolton BL6 4PP

    Received 13 Aug 2026
  8. Deposited01483/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR FRONT AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF DORMERS TO FRONT AND REAR

    44 Smith Lane Bolton BL7 9EZ

    Received 13 Aug 2026
  9. Decided01484/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS

    337 Green Lane Bolton BL3 2LF

    Received 13 Aug 2026
  10. Deposited01485/26

    DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE SPACE AND INSTALLATION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR BALCONY

    23 Bradshaw Hall Drive Bolton BL2 4NY

    Received 13 Aug 2026
  11. Deposited01487/26

    INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS

    Fletcher Court Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1PZ

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  12. Decided01488/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO DETATCHED GARAGE

    Ivy Model Higher Barn Meadow View Bolton BL6 6GG

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  13. Deposited01490/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 1 NO. APARTMENT TOGETHER WITH CONTINUED USE OF GROUND FLOOR TO RETAIL

    Former 31 - 33 Beverley Road Bolton BL1 4DU

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  14. Decided01491/26

    INSTALLTION OF MECHANICAL PLANT COMPRISING 2 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY WORKS

    Unit E1 Hulton Heys Way Bolton BL5 1FJ

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  15. Deposited01492/26

    EXTENSION OF CURTILAGE FROM PUBLIC HIGHWAY TO RESIDENTIAL GARDEN SPACE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF BOUNDARY FENCE AND GATE

    311 Church Street Bolton BL5 3QE

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  16. Decided01494/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (PHASING PLAN) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Land At Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  17. Deposited01495/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO HMO (CLASS C4) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    38 Dunstan Street Bolton BL2 6AT

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  18. Deposited01501/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. OUTBUILDING

    6 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AT

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  19. Deposited01502/26

    ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION AND RAISED GARDEN ABOVE GARAGE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF BOUNDARY FENCE

    161 Church Road Bolton BL1 6HH

    Received 14 Aug 2026
  20. Decided01504/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF FIRST FLOOR WITH REAR DORMER AND JULIET BALCONY

    926 Plodder Lane Bolton BL5 1AQ

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  21. Decided01506/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 11552/21

    Farnworth Industrial Estate Emlyn Street Bolton BL4 7AQ

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  22. Deposited01507/26

    ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    195 Crompton Way Bolton BL2 2RU

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  23. Deposited01508/26

    ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DETACHED GARAGE

    The Paddock Stitch Mi Lane Bolton BL2 4JA

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  24. Decided01509/26

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (CONTAMINATED LAND) ON APPLICATION 08786/20

    Land At 106 - 110 St Georges Road Bolton BL1 2BZ

    Received 17 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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