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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
7,934Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 6,021 approved or refused records
1,116Refused applications

4,905 approved · 1,116 refused · 223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. Deposited01702/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF 35 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Rigby Taylor House Crown Lane Bolton BL6 5HP

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  2. Awaiting decision01704/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CONVERSION OF LOFT INTO HABITABLE SPACE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF HIP TO GABLE REAR DORMER AND 3 NO. SKY LIGHTS

    10 Timberbottom Bolton BL2 3DL

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  3. Deposited01705/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR FROM RETAIL (CLASS E) TO 1 NO. APARTMENT (CLASS C3)

    519 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 3BG

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  4. Decided01706/26

    FELLING OF 1 NO. BEECH

    Lever House Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  5. Deposited01708/26

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS

    27 Towncroft Lane Bolton BL1 5EN

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  6. Deposited01709/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 (CONTAMINATED LAND) AND 4 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS) ON APPLICATION 15961/23 TO AMEND WORDING OF CONDITIONS

    The Cherry Tree Chorley Road Bolton BL6 5LA

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  7. Deposited01710/26

    CONVERSION OF LOFT TO HABITABLE SPACE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF HIP TO GABLE REAR DORMER

    17 Iris Avenue Bolton BL4 0DR

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  8. Deposited01711/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL USE OF THE PROPERTY (USE CLASS C3) AS A PRIVATE HIRE, SINGLE OPERATOR TAXI BASE FOR 1NO. VEHICLE

    47 Darwin Street Bolton BL1 3PP

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  9. Deposited01712/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION; PART A; PRUNING OF 3 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. HAWTHORN, LIME AND ALDERPART B; FELLING OF 3 NO. ELM AND 1 NO. SYCAMORE, ROWAN AND ASH

    St Maxentius C Of E Church Bolton Road Bolton BL2 3ET

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  10. Deposited01715/26

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- FELL 2 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. HOLLY

    Park House Laurel Street Bolton BL1 4RB

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  11. Awaiting decision01717/26

    PRUNING OF 3 NO. CHERRY, 2 NO. WILLOW, 2 NO. PUSSY WILLOW , 1 NO. BIRCH

    Unit 6 Trinity Retail Park Springfield Bolton BL2 1HY

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  12. Deposited01718/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY MODULAR CLASSROOM BUILDING TOGETHER WITH CAR PARKING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Top O' Th' Brow Greenroyd Avenue Bolton BL2 5DD

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  13. Deposited01719/26

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR ERECTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS

    Land To East Of Old Fold Road Old Fold Road Bolton BL5 2BY

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  14. Deposited01722/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FROM FUNCTION ROOMS TO 8 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS

    128-136 Bradshawgate Bolton BL2 1AY

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  15. Deposited01723/26

    ERECTION OF FENCE AT REAR AND SIDE

    1 Edenbridge Drive Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton Manchester M26 1GN

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  16. Deposited01724/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    190 Freshfield Avenue Bolton BL3 3HL

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  17. Deposited01725/26

    ERECTION OF 2 NO. DWELLINGS

    Land Between 31-33 The Sheddings Bolton BL3 2JN

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  18. Deposited01727/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. ASH

    Christ Church Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  19. Deposited01728/26

    FELL 1 NO. BEECH

    Castledene Victoria Road Bolton BL1 5AN

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  20. Decided01729/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 14(b) (COMPLIANCE/ACCESSIBILITY AND DESIGN) ON APPLICATION 18737/24

    Land South Of Roxalina Street Roxalina Street Bolton BL3 6PW

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  21. Deposited01731/26

    INSTALLATION OF 1NO. 20 METER MONOPOLE MAST TOGETHER WITH 6NO. ANTENNAS, 1NO. 300MM DISH AND 3NO. CABINETS WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT

    Land At Harrowby Street Harrowby Street Bolton BL4 7BH

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  22. Deposited01734/26

    OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 1 NO. APARTMENT BLOCK COMPRISING OF 7 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH PARKING AND COMMUNAL GARDEN (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LAYOUT AND SCALE DETAILS ONLY)

    Land North Of Westland Avenue Westland Avenue Bolton BL4 9SR

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  23. Awaiting decision01737/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 94696/15 TO AMEND WORDING OF CONDITION 25 (APPROVED PLANS) TO PROVIDE REVISED GATES TO PARKING COURTS TO PLOTS 25, 26, 56, 57, 99, 100, 221, 222, AND PEDESTRIAN GATE TO PLOT 55

    Land North Of Platt Lane East Of Park Road & South Of Chequerbent Roundabout Platt Lane Bolton BL5 3WE

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  24. Deposited01738/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE AS GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (CLASS B2) AND STORAGE/DISTRIBUTION (CLASS B8) TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY OFFICES

    Saturn Super Distribution Ltd Express Trading Estate Stone Hill Road Bolton BL4 9TP

    Received 23 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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