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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
7,885Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,980 approved or refused records
1,110Refused applications

4,870 approved · 1,110 refused · 223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided01538/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. ASH

    19 Hillside Bolton BL1 5DT

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  2. Decided01539/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO 12 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 12 NO. OCCUPANTS

    53 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  3. Decided01541/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00206/26 TO REDUCE WIDTH OF REAR EXTENSION

    64 Ashley Avenue Bolton BL2 5AR

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  4. Decided01542/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 11 (BOUNDARY TREATMENTS), 12 (CEMP), 22 (LEVELS), 37 (HERITAGE CORE DETAILS) AND 42 (HERITAGE CORE - OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES) ON APPLICATION 91352/14

    Unit 6A Former Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Fettlers Way Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  5. Decided01543/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6.00M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    19 Iris Avenue Bolton BL4 0DR

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  6. Deposited01544/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 23 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 09775/20

    Land At Mytham Road Prestolee Road Boscow Road Hall Lane And Newbury Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  7. Deposited01545/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION:-PART A: PRUNE 3 NO. LIME AND MAPLE, 2 NO. SYCAMORE AND WILLOW, 1 NO. LIME, ASH AND OAKPART B: FELL 5 NO. ELM, 2 NO. BEECH, 1 NO. WILLOW, ASH, OAK AND BIRCH

    Ladybridge Hall 399 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DD

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  8. Deposited01546/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF COMMERCIAL (CLASS E) TO 6NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C)

    130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  9. Decided01547/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.40M LONG; 3.50M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT)

    30 Begonia Avenue Bolton BL4 0DS

    Received 24 Aug 2026
  10. Deposited01548/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN) ON APPLICATION 20163/25

    Paragon Business Park Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HG

    Received 25 Aug 2026
  11. Deposited01551/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF HMO FOR 6 NO. OCCUPANTS

    39 Hughes Street Bolton BL1 3HE

    Received 25 Aug 2026
  12. Deposited01552/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR CONSERVATORY

    5 Broadhurst Court Bolton BL3 6JB

    Received 25 Aug 2026
  13. Decided01553/26

    PRUNING OF 1NO. OAK TREE

    3 Old Quarry Lane Bolton BL7 9EU

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  14. Deposited01554/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 00285/26

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  15. Deposited01555/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR THE CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM

    56 Parkway Bolton BL5 2RY

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  16. Deposited01556/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    37 Walnut Street Bolton BL1 8LN

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  17. Deposited01557/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION AND INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. PARKING SPACES

    40 Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3DG

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  18. Deposited01558/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. LIME, HORSE CHESTNUT AND SYCAMORE

    2 Holkar Meadows Bolton BL7 9NA

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  19. Deposited01559/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    1016 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SE

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  20. Deposited01560/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    57 Everbrom Road Bolton BL3 4LD

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  21. Deposited01562/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 9 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 16197/23 TO SUBSITUTE APPROVED LANDSCAPE LAYOUT AND PLANTING PLAN

    Land North Of Park Road Park Road Little Lever Bolton

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  22. Deposited01563/26

    FELL 1 NO. ASH

    24 Ascot Road Bolton BL3 1ED

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  23. Deposited01566/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 ( TREE PROTECTION) 5, (JAPANESE KNOTWEED) 6, (CULVERT) 7, (LEVELS DETAILS ) 8, (CONTAMINATION) 9, (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 19154/24

    The Harrowbys Mill Street Bolton BL4 7BH

    Received 26 Aug 2026
  24. Deposited01568/26

    CONVERSION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 1 NO. APARTMENT AND CREATION OF SIDE ACCESS TOGETHER WITH RETENTION OF GROUND FLOOR FOR COMMERCIAL USE

    60 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EF

    Received 27 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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