Extension (General) approval rate in Bolton
Bolton approved 81.4% of extension (general) applications, based on 995 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
81.4%
extension (general) approval rate
995
Extension (General) decisions
810
Approved
185
Refused
80.4%
Bolton overall
Extension (General) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Bolton average (80.4%).
How extension (general) compares in Bolton
Extension (General)
81.4%
Bolton all applications
80.4%
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Other project types in Bolton
83.2%
85.3%
79.9%
83.1%
91.2%
79.5%
40.3%
77.5%
71.6%
86.4%
74.2%
79.2%
64.3%
63.6%