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Bolton planning applications
2,655 applications. 82% approved. 59 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,655 planning applications from Bolton. 605 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 82% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Bolton takes a median of 59 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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01696/26 Awaiting decision
2 Brambling Drive Bolton BL5 2SW
ERECTION OF PORCH TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM
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01694/26 Awaiting decision
27 Brandon Street Bolton BL3 6LN
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR PRIVATE HIRE OPERATORS LICENCE
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01695/26 Awaiting decision
110 Parkway Bolton BL5 2RZ
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME FOR 2NO. CHILDREN
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01690/26 Awaiting decision
Raikes Barn Tottington Road Bolton BL2 4LJ
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 1. NO HAZEL AND HOLLY
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01685/26 Awaiting decision
78 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AE
CHANGE OF USE TO UPPER FLOORS FROM RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE SPACE TO FORM 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOP FRONT AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS
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01684/26 Awaiting decision
Land To Rear Of Jubilee Centre Crompton Way Bolton BL2 3AF
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (MUGA), 9 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT), 10 (TREES), 14 (LIGHTING) AND 16 (BIODIVERSITY MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT) ON APPLICATION 20428/25
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01682/26 Awaiting decision
7 St Katherines Drive Bolton BL6 5EJ
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
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01681/26 Awaiting decision
33 Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9HF
INSTALLATION OF FRONT DORMER TOGETHER WITH ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING REAR DORMER
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01680/26 Awaiting decision
66 Albert Road West Bolton BL1 5HW
PRUNING OF 2 NO. LIME AND 1 NO. OAK
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01677/26 Awaiting decision
Bolton Lads Club Hacken Lane Bolton BL3 1SD
ERECTION OF 2 N0. PADEL COURTS WITH CANOPY
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01678/26 Awaiting decision
8 Barley Brook Meadow Bolton BL1 7HP
PRUNE 1 NO. BEECH
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01674/26 Awaiting decision
Deane Memorial Hall Junction Road Bolton BL3 4LT
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 7 (MATERIALS) AND 11 (LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION 15877/23
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01670/26 Awaiting decision
1 Engledene Bolton BL1 7DU
FELLING OF 1NO. BEECH TREE
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01673/26 Awaiting decision
770 Manchester Road Bolton BL5 1AY
PRUNING OF 4NO. SYCAMORE TREES
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01671/26 Awaiting decision
4 Engledene Bolton BL1 7DU
PRUNING OF 1 NO. BEECH
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01669/26 Awaiting decision
141 Smithills Dean Road Bolton BL1 6JZ
PART A ; PRUNING OF 2 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. BEECH AND OAK PART B; FELLING OF 1 NO. OAK
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01667/26 Awaiting decision
High Barn Horrocks Fold Bolton BL1 7BX
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING PORCH
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01660/26 Awaiting decision
168 Bradford Street Bolton BL2 1JS
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE AS A HMO (C4) FOR UP TO 4 NO. OCCUPANTS
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01663/26 Awaiting decision
Premier Fives Football Leverhulme Park Long Lane Bolton BL2 6EB
VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (OPENING HOURS) AND 6 (LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 21599/25 TO AMEND OPENING HOURS AND LIGHTING TIMES FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY 07:00-23:00 AND SUNDAYS AND BANK HOLIDAYS 07:00-21:00
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01664/26 Awaiting decision
39 Verdure Avenue Bolton BL1 5ER
ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL FIRST FLOOR STOREY
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01661/26 Awaiting decision
Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PH
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (DRAINAGE) FOR PHASE 1E ON PLANNING APPLICATION 13681/22
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01659/26 Awaiting decision
9 Ruskin Road Bolton BL3 1RD
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
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01657/26 Awaiting decision
32 Lakelands Drive Bolton BL3 4NN
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
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01654/26 Awaiting decision
24 Bowkers Row Bolton BL1 1JL
CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GROUND FLOOR BAR VENUE (SUI GENERIS) TO 2 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C3)
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01651/26 Awaiting decision
15 Lostock Junction Lane Bolton BL6 4JR
PART A; PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES AND 2NO. OAK TREE AND 1NO. BIRCH TREE PART B; FELLING OF 1NO. CEDAR TREE
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01655/26 Awaiting decision
641 Bradshaw Road Bolton BL2 4JR
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH A DORMER AT REAR AND BALCONEY TO SIDE AND REAR
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01656/26 Awaiting decision
Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre Bolton Road Bolton BL5 3BZ
REPLACEMENT OF AIR HANDLING UNITS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTING
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01653/26 Awaiting decision
The Gates Primary School Bristle Hall Way Bolton BL5 3QA
INSTALLATION OF MODULAR BUILDING
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01649/26 Awaiting decision
12 Bradshaw Brow Bolton BL2 3DD
ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING DROPPED KERB TO FORM WIDER VEHICLE ACCESS
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01652/26 Awaiting decision
3 Sandown Road Bolton BL2 3QB
ALTERATION TO FRONT FENESTRATION
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01639/26 Awaiting decision
118 Dorset Street Bolton BL2 1HR
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
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01641/26 Awaiting decision
Former Conservative Club 70 Church Street Bolton BL6 5EQ
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
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01642/26 Awaiting decision
2 Greenleas Bolton BL6 4PL
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED DRAWINGS) ON APPLICATION 00630/26 TO CONVERT LOFT INTO HABITABLE SPACE
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01643/26 Awaiting decision
1 Hesketh Avenue Bolton BL1 8RP
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.25M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)
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01645/26 Awaiting decision
Ridgmont House Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6RF
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO:- PART A: PRUNING OF 3 NO. BEECH PART B;:FELLING OF 3 NO. SYCAMORE, 2 NO. BEECH AND 1 NO. ROWAN
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01644/26 Awaiting decision
Blundell Arms Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6PY
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INSTALLATION OF FIBRE BROADBAND TO GRADE II LISTED BUILDING
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01634/26 Awaiting decision
Ground Floor 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL TO CONFECTIONARY RETAIL (CLASS E (a))
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01635/26 Awaiting decision
21 Century Lodge Bolton BL4 9PS
FELLING OF 6 NO. POPLARS
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01633/26 Awaiting decision
5 Riding Gate Mews Bolton BL2 4DS
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO :- PRUNE 2 NO. BIRCH
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01628/26 Awaiting decision
44 Rigby Lane Bolton BL2 3EQ
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 5 NO. ASH AND 2 NO. BIRCH
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01629/26 Decided
Little Lever School Church Street Bolton BL3 1BT
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 7 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 20792/25
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01630/26 Awaiting decision
155 Ellesmere Road Bolton BL3 3JN
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO RESIDENTIAL CHILDRENS FACILITY/HOME (C2) FOR UP TO 1 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS
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01627/26 Awaiting decision
Knowsley Fold Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5DQ
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO. DWELLING
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01620/26 Awaiting decision
22 Poppy Close Bolton BL2 3PQ
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
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01621/26 Awaiting decision
9 Hewlett Way Bolton BL5 2QZ
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF GARAGE DOOR TO WINDOW
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01619/26 Awaiting decision
34 Westland Avenue Bolton BL1 5NP
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION WITH PORCH AT FRONT
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01624/26 Awaiting decision
18 Ascot Road Bolton BL3 1ED
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT FOR A PROPOSED (S192) SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
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01622/26 Awaiting decision
78 Green Meadows Bolton BL5 2BN
PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE AND ASH
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01613/26 Awaiting decision
Unit 1 Trinity Retail Park Springfield Bolton BL2 1HY
CHANGE OF USE FROM COMMERCIAL (CLASS E) TO VEHICLE SHOWROOM TOGETHER WITH MOT AND SERVICING (SUI GENERIS)
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01614/26 Awaiting decision
29 Castlecroft Avenue Bolton BL6 5BA
DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT DORMER AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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01523/26 Decided
Land At Dicconson Lane Westhoughton Bolton
Request for Screening Opinion for industrial/ warehouse development
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01455/26 Granted
Land At Lomax Way Lomax Way Bolton BL5 1FQ
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00487/26 MINOR CHANGES TO THE DIMENSION AND DESIGN OF THE SUBSTATION
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21233/25 Granted
Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 117 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14
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00739/26 Granted
St Alberts Court Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AG
INSTALLATION OF 24 NO. SKY LIGHTS.
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01054/26 Granted
18 Rutherglen Drive Bolton BL3 4PN
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION
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01090/26 Granted
53 Duxbury Avenue Bolton BL3 1PY
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF HMO (C4)
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00991/26 Granted
71 Higher Drake Meadow Bolton BL5 2RD
ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING FOR USE AS HOME HAIRDRESSING SALON TOGETHER WITH FENCE 2M IN HEIGHT ABOVE GARDEN GROUND LEVEL AND EXTENSION TO DRIVEWAY
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01141/26 Granted
Wychwood 2 New Hall Place Bolton BL1 5HP
LOFT CONVERSION TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF REAR DORMER
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01220/26 Granted
5 Manor Road Bolton BL6 6AR
VARIATION OF CONDITION 4 (PARKING) TO APPLICATION 14285/22 TO AMEND WORDING TO ALLOW HARDSURFACING MATERIAL FOR CAR PARKING SPACES
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01223/26 Granted
12 Anson Street Bolton BL1 8LG
ERECTION OF PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION
The full record
Decisions between 2005 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 2,169 decisions from Bolton between 2005 and 2026, part of 2,655 applications on record. Over that period 85% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,502 granted against 271 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 1,025 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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69741/04 Granted
45 Bradshaw Meadows Turton Bolton BL2 4NA
CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM WITH FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION OVER, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATORY AT REAR.
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07112/19 Decided
16 Wyresdale Road Bolton BL1 4DN
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION NO. 2 - SECURITY MEASURES (application 06461/19)
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07126/19 Granted
3 Old Quarry Lane Egerton Bolton BL7 9EU
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS ON APPROVAL 04519/18 (2. - FENCING, CONDITION 3 - DRAINAGE)
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07122/19 Granted
Whitecroft Markland Hill Lane Bolton BL1 5NX
T1 FELL LIME TREE T2 FELL LIME TREE
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07204/19 Decided
Northern Geological Supplies Gas Street Bolton BL1 4TQ
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION ON APPROVAL 05744/19 (04 - MATERIALS)
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07115/19 Granted
1 Ravens Wood Bolton BL1 5TL
PRUNE OF 1 OAK AND 1 BEECH
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07155/19 Granted
Vesperholme 346 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AD
PART A - FELLING OF 1NO. HORSE CHESTNUT AND 1 NO HOLLY PART B - PRUNING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE, 1NO. BEECH AND 1NO. HAWTHORN
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07169/19 Granted
23 Farnborough Road Bolton BL1 7HJ
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.206M LONG; 3.000M MAX HEIGHT; 3.000M EAVES HEIGHT)
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07099/19 Granted
14 Lavender Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 0DX
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (6M LONG; 3.65M MAX HEIGHT; 2.7M EAVES HEIGHT)
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07181/19 Decided
10 Silverwell Street Horwich Bolton BL6 7DH
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL 1NO. CORDYLIME
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 277 46%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 197 33%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 131 22%
Planning agents in Bolton
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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RA Design & Project Management Ltd 77% granted overall 145
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SMS architecture 79% granted overall 106
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SHWilkinson Architects Ltd 94% granted overall 35
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Ronson Building Design Ltd 90% granted overall 33
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Neil Pike Architects 73% granted overall 33
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Good & Tillotson Limited 91% granted overall 30
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Y A Architectural Services 76% granted overall 29
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PCE Designs Ltd 89% granted overall 25
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Applications by ward in Bolton
- Astley Bridge 137
- Bradshaw 97
- Breightmet 55
- Bromley Cross 194
- Farnworth North 75
- Farnworth South 49
- Great Lever 129
- Halliwell 108
- Harper Green 25
- Heaton And Lostock 69
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor 219
- Historic Record 183
- Horwich And Blackrod 30
- Horwich North 102
- Horwich North East 27
- Horwich South & Blackrod 101
- Hulton 135
- Kearsley 69
- Little Lever And Darcy Lever 86
- Queens Park & Central 150
- Rumworth 86
- Smithills 116
- Tonge With The Haulgh 77
- Westhoughton North 45
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill 87
- Westhoughton South 93
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Applications by postcode district
Common questions
How many planning applications does Bolton decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Bolton decided 605 planning applications. 82% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Bolton?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 59 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Bolton decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 605 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 46% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 78% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Bolton decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 2169 decisions from Bolton between 2005 and 2026, out of 2,655 applications on record. Across that whole period 85% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Bolton?
June 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 177 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Bolton's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Bolton: 2,655 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 605 decided, 82% approved, median 59 days to a decision. 1,064 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2005 and 2026: 2,169 in total, 85% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.