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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
7,875Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,971 approved or refused records
1,109Refused applications

4,862 approved · 1,109 refused · 222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01510/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (REPLACEMENT TREES) ON APPLICATION 18382/24

    Beech Hollow 14 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  2. Deposited01511/26

    DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    78 Whiteoak View Bolton BL3 1ST

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  3. Deposited01512/26

    REPLACEMENT TO EXTERNAL FRONT FACADE FROM BRICK SURFACE TO CLAY FLEXIBLE TILING

    Excellency Centre Varsani House Carlton Street Bolton BL2 1BT

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  4. Deposited01513/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER AND HIP-TO-GABLE ROOF ALTERATION

    30 Eastgrove Avenue Bolton BL1 7HA

    Received 17 Aug 2026
  5. Deposited01515/26

    PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE TO ALLOW RELOCATION OF CHILDRENS DAYCARE FACILITY WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

    2 Alford Close Bolton BL2 6NR

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  6. Decided01516/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

    103 Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3EN

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  7. Deposited01517/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE SPACE AND ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION

    35 Threadfold Way Bolton BL7 9DN

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  8. Deposited01518/26

    PRUNING OF 4NO. MAPLE TREES, 5NO. ALDER TREES, 2NO. WILLOW TREES AND 3NO. SILVER BIRCH TREES

    Antenatal Unit Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  9. Decided01519/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REPLACEMENT FENCING

    23 Morris Green Bolton BL3 3LD

    Received 18 Aug 2026
  10. Deposited01520/26

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. OAK AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    Ladybridge Ladybridge Lane Bolton BL1 5DE

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  11. Awaiting decision01521/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO OUTBUILDING

    7 Edith Street Bolton BL4 9HJ

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  12. Decided01523/26

    Request for Screening Opinion for industrial/ warehouse development

    Land At Dicconson Lane Westhoughton Bolton

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  13. Deposited01524/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT COMMERCIAL PREMISES TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E(B))

    169 Mayor Street Bolton BL1 4SJ

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  14. Decided01525/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.25M LONG; 2.92M MAX HEIGHT; 2.87M EAVES HEIGHT)

    70 Dorset Street Bolton BL2 1HR

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  15. Deposited01526/26

    RETENTION OF EXISTING FASCIA SIGN AT FRONT

    55 - 59 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  16. Deposited01527/26

    PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF 3 NO. DWELLINGS

    Land Adjacent To 485 Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5RZ

    Received 19 Aug 2026
  17. Deposited01528/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. BEECH TREE

    5 Burnthwaite Hall Drive Bolton BL6 4GU

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  18. Decided01530/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING IN REAR GARDEN

    32 Laurel Avenue Bolton BL3 1AS

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  19. Decided01531/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO CREATE 1 NO. ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP/WAREHOUSE UNIT, TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, INCLUDING 10 NO. PARKING SPACES

    Unit 19 Lyon Road Industrial Estate Lyon Road Bolton BL4 8NB

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  20. Deposited01532/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, SATELLITE DISH AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK TO ROOF

    Unit 2 Victoria Plaza Oxford Street Bolton BL1 1RD

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  21. Decided01533/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ELM

    9 Whinslee Drive Bolton BL6 4NB

    Received 20 Aug 2026
  22. Deposited01535/26

    PART A; FELLING OF 4NO. SYCAMORE TREESPART B; PRUNING OF 4NO. RED COPPER BEECH TREES AND 1NO. LOMBARDY POPLAR TREE

    281 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PH

    Received 21 Aug 2026
  23. Deposited01536/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    2 Moss View Road Bolton BL2 5DS

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  24. Deposited01537/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    8 Northland Road Bolton BL1 7JN

    Received 24 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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