Bolton planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in Bolton— updated daily from the council’s own register.

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Planning performance · official MHCLG data

78.7% of applications approved

Ranks #284 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2

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Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.

Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate

26.6% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #86 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 214 appeals decided

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Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

Property market · HM Land Registry

£206,000 median sale price

-0.7% year on year · 2,985 sales in the last 12 months

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Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.

Energy performance · EPC certificates

43.3% of homes rated EPC C or above

Ranks #217 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 106,625 certificates

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% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
01775/26	2 Clarendon Gardens Bolton	PART A - PRUNING OF 5 NO. SYCAMORE, 1 NO. NORWEGIAN MAPLE, 1 NO. MOUNTAIN ASH AND 1 NO. LIME	Treeworks	30 Sept 2026
01769/26	Horwich Golf Club Victoria Road Bolton	NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 00284/26 TO AMEND FENESTRATION AND REMOVE DORMERS FROM PHASE 1E PLOT NOS. 151,…	Other	29 Sept 2026
01759/26	Braemar Salford Road Bolton	CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION	Householder	28 Sept 2026
01767/26	36 Catterall Crescent Bolton	DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS	Householder	28 Sept 2026
01764/26	134 Tonge Moor Road Bolton	CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO 5 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 5 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF…	Changeofuse	28 Sept 2026
01762/26	32 Clarendon Street Bolton	PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 3.30M MAX HEIGHT; 2.35M EAVES…	Priorapproval	28 Sept 2026
01763/26	50 St Helens Road Bolton	DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (ODOUR AND FUME) ON APPLICATION 00060/26	Dischargeconditions	28 Sept 2026
01758/26	62 Kilworth Drive Bolton	ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY FRONT, SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION	Householder	28 Sept 2026
01754/26	Land To Rear Of Jubilee Centre Crompton Way Bolton	DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN) ON APPLICATION 20428/25	Dischargeconditions	25 Sept 2026
01753/26	The Harrowbys Mill Street Bolton	DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 19154/24	Dischargeconditions	25 Sept 2026

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  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=E08000001&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on Bolton’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://paplanning.bolton.gov.uk/online-applications

Newest application received 30 Sept 2026.

Bolton planning FAQs

How do I search Bolton planning applications for free?

This page lists the latest applications received by Bolton, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 97,913 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Bolton — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.

How often is Bolton planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes Bolton's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.

What share of planning applications does Bolton approve?

78.7% of Bolton's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).

How often are Bolton planning decisions overturned at appeal?

26.6% of appeals against Bolton decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 214 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in Bolton?

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