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The Vicarage 2 Towncroft Lane Bolton BL1 5EW

00174/26Works to Trees in Council OwnershipAwaiting decision
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PART A: FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE PART B: PRUNING OF 1NO. ASH TREE, 2NO. CHESTNUT TREES, 2NO. MAPLE TREE, 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE, 1NO. LIME TREE, 1NO. SILVER BIRCH TREE, 1NO. BEECH TREE AND 1NO. OAK TREE

Received
4 February 2026
Decision due
19 March 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 21 October 2026
Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Vicarage 2 Towncroft Lane Bolton BL1 5EW. Bolton has handled 651 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 205 applications across Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

88% of trees 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
BL1 5EW
Application type
Works to Trees in Council Ownership
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation start
3 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Last date for comments
24 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14672930
Documents
1
Constraints
1

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
    5 Feb

    FELLING OF 1NO. SELF-SEEDED SYCAMORE, PRUNING OF 2NO. ASH, 3NO. MAPLE, 2NO. CHESTNUT, 2NO. SYCAMORE, 1NO…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Council OwnershipFiled alongside00189/26
  2. 2026
    4 Feb

    PART A: FELLING OF 1NO. SYCAMORE TREE PART B: PRUNING OF 1NO. ASH TREE, 2NO. CHESTNUT TREES, 2NO. MAPLE TREE…

    This applicationPendingTrees00174/26

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