Skip to content

184 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP

00104/26Householder Application for pl. permissiRefused
Householder

Refused on 14 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE PERMISSION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 1.87M BOUNDARY FENCE

Received
22 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
Agent
SMS architecture
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 184 Armadale Road Bolton BL3 4TP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 205 applications across Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Why it was refused

  1. The erected fencing has, due to its height and siting, a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the area. It is contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan and Supplementary Planning Document - "House Extensions".
  2. Insufficient information has been provided by the applicant particularly with regard to an appropriate visibility splay plan to enable the proposal to demonstrate it would not have an adverse impact on highway safety. Therefore, it cannot be properly judged against the policies JP-C5 and JP- C8 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL3 4TP
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
11 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 March 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026
Target decision date
31 March 2026
Permission expires
14 April 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
SMS architecture
Architect profile
SMS ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
59 Croston Street Bolton BL3 4BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Appeal history

6012129
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 24 August 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14637247
Documents
6
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Bolton

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near BL3

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report