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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
7,914Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 6,003 approved or refused records
1,112Refused applications

4,891 approved · 1,112 refused · 223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Deposited01633/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PRUNE 2 NO. BIRCH

    5 Riding Gate Mews Bolton BL2 4DS

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  2. Decided01634/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL TO CONFECTIONARY RETAIL (CLASS E (a))

    Ground Floor 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  3. Awaiting decision01635/26

    FELLING OF 6 NO. POPLARS

    21 Century Lodge Bolton BL4 9PS

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  4. Deposited01636/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 (APPROVED PLANS) HOUSE TYPE B PLOT 6 ONLY, PLOT 8 HOUSE TYPE B, PLOT 9 HOUSE TYPE C, PLOT 10 HOUSE TYPE ON APPLICATION 18950/24

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

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  5. Deposited01637/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF 1NO. REPLACEMENT DWELLING

    10 Amberley Close Bolton BL3 4NJ

    Received 8 Sept 2026
  6. Deposited01639/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    118 Dorset Street Bolton BL2 1HR

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  7. Deposited01641/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (DRAINAGE), 4(ASBESTOS REPORT), 5 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 6 (MATERIAL SCHEDULE), 7 (BOUNDARY TREATMENTS) AND 8 (SAP CALCULATIONS) ON APPLICATION 13101/22

    Former Conservative Club 70 Church Street Bolton BL6 5EQ

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  8. Deposited01642/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) ON APPLICATION 00630/26 TO CONVERT LOFT INTO HABITABLE SPACE

    2 Greenleas Bolton BL6 4PL

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  9. Deposited01643/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.25M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    1 Hesketh Avenue Bolton BL1 8RP

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  10. Deposited01644/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INSTALLATION OF FIBRE BROADBAND TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING

    Blundell Arms Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6PY

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  11. Deposited01645/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO:-PART A: PRUNING OF 3 NO. BEECHPART B;:FELLING OF 3 NO. SYCAMORE, 2 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. ROWAN

    Ridgmont House Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6RF

    Received 9 Sept 2026
  12. Deposited01648/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO SUPPORTED LIVING FACILITY (C2)

    353 Moss Bank Way Bolton BL1 3LR

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  13. Deposited01649/26

    ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING DROPPED KERB TO FORM WIDER VEHICLE ACCESS

    12 Bradshaw Brow Bolton BL2 3DD

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  14. Deposited01651/26

    PART A; PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES AND 2NO. OAK TREE AND 1NO. BIRCH TREEPART B; FELLING OF 1NO. CEDAR TREE

    15 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  15. Deposited01652/26

    ALTERATION TO FRONT FENESTRATION

    3 Sandown Road Bolton BL2 3QB

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  16. Deposited01653/26

    INSTALLATION OF MODULAR BUILDING

    The Gates Primary School Bristle Hall Way Bolton BL5 3QA

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  17. Deposited01654/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GROUND FLOOR BAR VENUE (SUI GENERIS) TO 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3)

    24 Bowkers Row Bolton BL1 1JL

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  18. Deposited01655/26

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A DORMER AT REAR AND BALCONEY TO SIDE AND REAR

    641 Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 4JR

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  19. Deposited01656/26

    REPLACEMENT OF AIR HANDLING UNITS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTING

    Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3BZ

    Received 10 Sept 2026
  20. Deposited01657/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    32 Lakelands Drive Bolton BL3 4NN

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  21. Deposited01659/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    9 Ruskin Road Bolton BL3 1RD

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  22. Deposited01660/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE AS A HMO (C4) FOR UP TO 4 NO. OCCUPANTS

    168 Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JS

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  23. Deposited01661/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (DRAINAGE) FOR PHASE 1E ON PLANNING APPLICATION 13681/22

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 11 Sept 2026
  24. Deposited01662/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AND 3 NO. POST FLOOR MOUNTED ADVERTISEMENT SIGNS

    The Grey Man 88 - 90 Hindley Road Bolton BL5 2JS

    Received 11 Sept 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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