Garage conversion planning approval rate in Bolton
91% of 163 decided garage conversion applications in Bolton were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
91%
Approval rate, all years, from 163 decided
163
decided garage conversion applications in Bolton: 149 approved, 14 refused
90%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 70 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example garage conversion decisions in Bolton
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00235/26 | 2026 | Approved | CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE SPACE 130 Regent Road Bolton BL6 4DE |
| 19242/24 | 2025 | Approved | ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND FIRST FLOOR OVER GARAGE WITH TWO STOREY EXTENSION LINKED BETWEE... 2 Rodmell Close Bolton BL7 9DT |
| 19418/24 | 2025 | Refused | ERECTION OF A CANOPY TO THE FRONT, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH GARAGE CONVERSION 430 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BA |
| 19420/24 | 2025 | Approved | ERECTION OF FRONT SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM 3 Cottingley Close Bolton BL1 7BF |
| 19752/25 | 2025 | Refused | EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM LIVING ACCOMMODATION 6 Horrocks Hill Farm Scout Road Bolton BL1 7NZ |
| 20085/25 | 2025 | Refused | CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE INTO A HABITABLE ROOM, TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A FIRST-FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE THE GARAGE AT THE SIDE. 4 Alford Close Bolton BL2 6NR |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Bolton
- Single-storey rear extension 92%, 1,647 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 85%, 1,175 decided
- Wraparound extension 91%, 170 decided
- Side extension 92%, 736 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 83%, 309 decided
- Rooflight 91%, 69 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 78%, 97 decided
- Porch 87%, 234 decided
- Basement 88%, 25 decided
- Window and door 87%, 357 decided