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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
7,973Searchable applications
50Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 6,052 approved or refused records
1,124Refused applications

4,928 approved · 1,124 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Deposited01851/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS, WALL AND LOFT INSULATION, REWIRING AND REPLACEMENT BOILER

    Pendleburys Farm Cottage Longshaw Ford Road Bolton BL1 7PL

    Received 14 Oct 2026
  2. Deposited01852/26

    PART A; FELLING OF 1NO.BEECH TREEPART B; PRUNING OF 2NO. BEECH TREES

    770 Manchester Road Bolton BL5 1AY

    Received 14 Oct 2026
  3. Deposited01858/26/PREMIN

    DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING

    37 Hulme Road Bolton BL2 4BS

    Received 14 Oct 2026
  4. Deposited01859/26

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF GARAGE AND LOFT INTO HABITABLE ROOMS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER TO GARAGE

    25 Barley Brook Meadow Bolton BL1 7HP

    Received 15 Oct 2026
  5. Deposited01860/26

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 16 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 15975/23 TO VARY PLOT 3 TO ADJUST POSITION OF DETACHED GARAGE TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL WORKS TO SIDE AND REAR ELEVATION

    Plot 3 Grundy Hall Farm Bolton BL6 6GR

    Received 15 Oct 2026
  6. Deposited01861/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 03783/18

    4 Torrisdale Close Bolton BL3 5RR

    Received 15 Oct 2026
  7. Decided13260/22

    CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER ELECTRICITY SUB STATION AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY BUILDING FOR USE AS PERSONAL GYMNASIUM AND GARAGE

    Rear Of 890 Bury Road Bolton BL2 6NY

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  8. Decided13290/22

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    93 Walker Avenue Bolton BL3 2ED

    Received 4 Mar 2022

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Researching a proposal in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

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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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