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16 Daisyfield Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HA

00123/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 18 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM C3 DWELLING TO FORM 7 BED HMO

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 16 Daisyfield Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 6HA. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Horwich South & Blackrod. We hold 398 applications in total for the BL6 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 development, by reason of the combination of the lack of natural light to and outlook from the kitchen/dining/living room within the basement, the limited outdoor amenity space, and the poor outlook and loss of privacy for the occupant of bedroom 1, would not provide a high standard of amenity for future occupiers, contrary to policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy, policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone and the guidance contained within Supplementary Planning Document "General Design Principles".
  2. Insufficient information has been provided by the applicant to demonstrate that sufficient on-road parking would be available to accommodate the proposed change of use, to enable the application to be properly assessed against policy P5.5 of Bolton's Core Strategy and policy JP-C8 of the Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL6 6HA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horwich Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
18 February 2026
Consultation start
28 January 2026
Consultation end
18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
18 February 2026
Target decision date
17 March 2026
Permission expires
18 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
MGD
Agent address
12 Westbury Close Bury BL8 2LW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14648239
Documents
13
Constraints
19

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Jun

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS.

    RefusedApplication00898/26

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