Lidl Superstore The Fairways Bolton BL5 3YY
Refused on 15 May 2026
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Proposal
VARIATION OF CONDITION 8 (SITE DELIVERIES) ON APPLICATION 00819/17 (ERECTION OF FOOD STORE) TO EXTEND DELIVERY HOURS TO 07:00- 21:00 MONDAY TO SATURDAY 09:00-19:00 SUNDAYS AND 08:00-19:00 BANK HOLIDAYS
- Received
- 16 January 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- ReceivedReceived16 Jan
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation16 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided15 May
Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Lidl Superstore The Fairways Bolton BL5 3YY. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Westhoughton South. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 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 proposed extension to the delivery hours would impact detrimentally on the amenity and living conditions of neighbouring residents at 5, 7, 9, 11 and 15 Templeton Close contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL5 3YY
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Rapleys
- Agent address
- Rapleys York House York Street Manchester M2 3BB United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 20 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14629855
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 16
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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- Rapleys LLP · Agent for this application
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