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5 Martin Avenue Bolton BL3 1NX

00132/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions3 conditions

Proposal

ERECTION OF DORMERS FRONT/REAR WITH PORCH AT FRONT.

Received
27 January 2026
Ward
Little Lever And Darcy Lever
Agent
Ronson Building Design Ltd
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 5 Martin Avenue Bolton BL3 1NX. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Little Lever And Darcy Lever. We hold 1,690 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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Application details

Postcode
BL3 1NX
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2026
Last date for comments
26 March 2026
Target decision date
27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ronson Building Design Ltd
Agent address
18 Stapleton Avenue Bolton BL1 5ES

Planning decision

Statutory period
85 days

Publicity

Site notice end
26 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14654684
Documents
6
Constraints
14

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

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