Welcome to planning and building control at Bolton council
These pages will give you all the information you need to make an application for planning permission or building regulations.
We offer a pre-application advice service on your planning proposals before you submit your application. For more information, see pre-application planning advice.
As part of our commitment to improving the way we work, we are currently reviewing and updating our forms, guidance and supplementary documents, including identifying items that are no longer relevant.
If you cannot find what you are looking for and require assistance, please contact our teams on:
Bolton Council is in the early stages of preparing a new local plan. The first significant milestone in this process is the call for sites. This is an invitation from Bolton Council to submit land or sites that may be suitable for development or protection.
The Call for Sites opens on 4 March 2025 and closes on 15 April 2025.
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