New housing in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
We read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 18,254 of its planning applications going back to 2015, and 77 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 87% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 87% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 18,254
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 52 | 31 | 16 |
| 2024 | 86 | 59 | 20 |
| 2023 | 78 | 55 | 20 |
| 2022 | 83 | 54 | 14 |
| 2021 | 122 | 90 | 16 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,450 | Land At Lee Hall Platt Lane Bolton BL5 1BH HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION CONSISTING OF (1) LAND AT LEE HALL SOUTH FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 1450 DWELLINGS (USE CLASS C3), CARE FACILITY (75 BEDS) (USE CLASS C2) RETAIL FACILITIES (USE CLASS E SUI… A/25/100044/NLA | Decided | 21 Nov 2025 |
| 345 | Former Loco Works, Horwich, Bolton RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 345 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14 21565/25 | Approved | 16 Dec 2025 |
| 310 | Land South Of Wigan Road Wigan Road Bolton BL5 2QZ OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 310 DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS, FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (ACCESS… A/26/101226/NLA | Decided | 13 Jul 2026 |
| 126 | Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton BL6 5UE RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPE, LAYOUT AND SCALE FOR THE ERECTION OF 126no. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPROVAL 91352/14. 17975/24 | Approved | 28 Mar 2024 |
| 117 | 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 21233/25 | Approved | 16 Oct 2025 |
| 100 | Land East Of Chew Moor Lane Chew Moor Lane Bolton BL5 3EN OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF UP TO 100 NO. DWELLINGS COMPRISING OF VEHICULAR ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND DRAINAGE (ACCESS DETAILS ONLY) 00513/26 | Awaiting decision | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 90 | Land To Rear Of 184 St Johns Road Bolton BL6 4HD ERECTION OF 90 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH SITE ACCESS, DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS 01666/26 | Awaiting decision | 11 Sept 2026 |
| 86 | Land At Tongfields Bromley Cross OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 86 RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED APART FOR MEANS OF ACCESS FROM KILN FIELD. 21506/25 | Awaiting decision | 8 Dec 2025 |
| 60 | Land South Of Salford Road Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DQ ERECTION OF 60 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLE ACCESS POINTS, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS. 20734/25 | Approved | 22 Jul 2025 |
| 35 | Rigby Taylor House Crown Lane Bolton BL6 5HP DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF 35 NO. DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS. 01702/26 | Awaiting decision | 17 Sept 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.