50 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3NH
Refused on 1 April 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOP FRONT, WINDOW AND EXTRACTOR FLUE.
- Received
- 12 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rumworth
- Agent
- Walker Design
- ReceivedReceived12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated13 Jan
- Consult.Consultation4 Feb
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided1 Apr
Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 50 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3NH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Rumworth. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 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
- The use of black cladding on the building frontage does not reflect the local character of the area and has a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the street scene and the surrounding area, contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL3 3NH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 14 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 1 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Walker Design
- Agent address
- Bolton Arena, Office G22 Arena Approach Horwich Bolton BL6 6LB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 73 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14606176
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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Associated applications
- 202628 Sep
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (ODOUR AND FUME) ON APPLICATION 00060/26
DeterminedDischarge of conditions01763/26 - 202612 Jan
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION WITH INSTALLATION OF…
This applicationRefusedFull00060/26
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