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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
7,945Searchable applications
49Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 6,032 approved or refused records
1,119Refused applications

4,913 approved · 1,119 refused · 223 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Awaiting decision01741/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO CONDITION 20 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 18890/24 TO INCREASE FLOOR AREA FOR OFFICE USE, INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS, ENTRANCE DOOR, CYCLE AND SMOKING SHELTERS TOGETHER WITH RELOCATION AND INSTALLATION OF CONDENSERS

    Essity Uk Mansell Way Bolton BL6 6JL

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  2. Deposited01742/26

    PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF OF BUILDING

    Unit D1 Bridgewater Avenue Bolton BL5 1EE

    Received 23 Sept 2026
  3. Awaiting decision01743/26

    WIDENING OF DROPPED KERB FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS

    839 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 5SL

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  4. Deposited01744/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH NEW FENESTRATION TO THE FRONT OF PROPERTY AT NO 64

    Rear Of 64 Newport Street Bolton BL1 1PE

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  5. Deposited01746/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING), 6 (OTTER SURVEY), 7 (BADGERS), 14 (MATERIALS) AND PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 13 (IMPORTATION OF SOILS) ON PLANNING APPLICATION 20683/25

    Land South Of Doris Avenue Colenso Road Bolton BL2 6DB

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  6. Deposited01748/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT, PART SINGLE/PART TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER

    70 Ainsdale Road Bolton BL3 3BY

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  7. Deposited01749/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF HMO (CLASS C4)

    53 Bridgeman Street Bolton BL4 7PR

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  8. Deposited01750/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION

    4 Solway Close Bolton BL3 3JR

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  9. Deposited01751/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM BUILDERS MERCHANTS TO CAR SHOWROOM, ERECTION OF TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL CAR SALES AREA, CAR PARKING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

    Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Bark Street Bolton BL1 2BB

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  10. Deposited01752/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 5 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

    7 Mayfield Avenue Bolton BL3 2PE

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  11. Deposited01753/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 19154/24

    The Harrowbys Mill Street Bolton BL4 7BH

    Received 25 Sept 2026
  12. Deposited01754/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20428/25

    Land To Rear Of Jubilee Centre Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AF

    Received 25 Sept 2026
  13. Deposited01756/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (VEHICLE AREAS) AND CONDITION 6 (TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS) ON APPLICATION 17975/24

    Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 5UE

    Received 25 Sept 2026
  14. Deposited01757/26

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMPRISING 6 SELF CONTAINED FLATS

    Land West Of Church Street Church Street Bolton BL5 3QR

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  15. Deposited01758/26

    ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    62 Kilworth Drive Bolton BL6 4RL

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  16. Deposited01759/26

    CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION

    Braemar Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BW

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  17. Deposited01762/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.30M MAX HEIGHT; 2.35M EAVES HEIGHT)

    32 Clarendon Street Bolton BL3 6ST

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  18. Decided01763/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (FUMES AND NOISE) ON APPLICATION 00060/26

    50 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3NH

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  19. Deposited01764/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO 5 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 5 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER

    134 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2DP

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  20. Deposited01766/26

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY MODULAR BUILDING FOR EXTERNAL DINING

    Mount St Joseph Rc School Greenland Road Bolton BL4 0HT

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  21. Deposited01767/26

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS

    36 Catterall Crescent Bolton BL2 4AD

    Received 28 Sept 2026
  22. Deposited01768/26

    DEMOLITION OF 4 NO. BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF 4 NO. APARTMENT BLOCKS COMPRISING OF NO. 49 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3) TOGETHER WITH ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND CAR PARKING

    Land Between Bank Street And Queen Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 7PA

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  23. Deposited01769/26

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00284/26 TO AMEND FENESTRATION AND REMOVE DORMERS FROM PHASE 1E PLOT NOS. 151, 157, 164-165, 175-176, 177, 188, 192, 193, 198, 204 AND 205 AND PHASE 2 PLOT NOS. 7, 12, 13, 27, 31, 31, 35, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46 AND 47

    Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH

    Received 29 Sept 2026
  24. Deposited01775/26

    PART A - PRUNING OF 5 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. NORWEGIAN MAPLE, 1 NO. MOUNTAIN ASH AND 1 NO. LIME PART B - FELL 3 NO ASH

    2 Clarendon Gardens Bolton BL7 9GX

    Received 30 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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