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Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Slack Lane Westhoughton Bolton

00096/26Non-Material Change to Existing AppnApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 18 February 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)15 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION REF. 12461/21 (INSTALLATION OF FLEXIBLE GENERATION BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING ERECTION OF CCTV AND 2.4M WELDMESH FENCE AND GATES) TO ALLOW FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT (2.44M WELDMESH FENCE AND GATES) AND THE REWORDING OF CONDITIONS 5 (INVASIVE SPECIES) AND 12 (DRAINAGE) TO ALLOW FOR THE PERMISSION TO BE IMPLEMENTED LAWFULLY BY WAY OF THE INSTALLATION OF A SECTION OF FENCE AND GATES AT THE SITE ENTRANCE

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Agent
Renplan Ltd
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land Adjacent Electricity Sub Station Slack Lane Westhoughton Bolton. Bolton has handled 194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill.

75% of amendment 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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Application details

Application type
Non-Material Change to Existing Appn
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026
Permission expires
18 February 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Renplan Ltd
Architect profile
RENPLAN LTD
Agent address
Renplan Ltd. The Hive 6 Beaufighter Road Weston-super-Mare BS24 8EE

Planning decision

Case officer
John Dupre
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14627044
Documents
6
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    16 Feb

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (HIMALAYAN BALSAM) ON APPLICATION 12461/21

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions00254/26
  2. 2026
    19 Jan

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 12 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 12461/21

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions00094/26
  3. 2026
    19 Jan

    NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION REF. 12461/21

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment00096/26

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