Energy Incident Register
Planning applications / Councils / Bolton
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Bolton: energy planning applications

27 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Bolton, 80 MW in all. 5 still in planning.

5In planning
16Granted or being built
3Operating
3Refused, withdrawn or closed

Battery storage 7 · Solar 19 · Onshore wind 1 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK · Wind across the UK

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Every application in Bolton, newest first

Latest decisions

Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal

Incidents on the register near Bolton's applications

10 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

For a planning case

The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Bolton, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).

Neighbouring planning authorities

Wigan25Bury5Salford12Salford Metropolitan Borough Council1Trafford30Chorley12Blackburn with Darwen12Manchester55

Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.