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Victoria Farm Cottage 498 Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PR

00052/26Householder Application for pl. permissiRefused
Householder

Refused on 1 June 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND SIDE.

Received
12 January 2026
Ward
Bromley Cross
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Victoria Farm Cottage 498 Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Bromley Cross. We hold 1,957 applications in total for the BL7 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extension would, due to its design and siting be detrimental to the character and appearance of the original dwelling and the surrounding area and is contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Supplementary Planning Document - "House Extensions" and Policy OA5 of Bolton's Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL7 9PR
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
24 February 2026
Consultation end
17 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
34 Moorfield Turton Bolton BL7 0DH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
16 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14614576
Documents
18
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Bolton
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    4 Feb

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT/SIDE.

    RefusedHouseholder19706/25

Source: Bolton

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