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486 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8PE

00256/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 21 April 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION AND RELOCATION OF SIGNAGE,

Received
16 February 2026
Ward
Astley Bridge
Agent
SMS architecture
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at 486 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 8PE. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Astley Bridge. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 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 front extension and relocation of signage appears as an overly dominant addition and obscures views of the original build at ground floor and severs the architectural features which contribute to the designation of the building as an Non Designated Heritage Asset. The development appears discordant and incongruous by virtue of its temporary appearance, location and use of materials failing to respect the importance of the orignal build contrary to policy RA1 of the Core Strategy and policies JP-P1 and JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 8PE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Consultation expiry
3 April 2026
Consultation start
13 March 2026
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 April 2026
Last date for comments
3 April 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

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

6009313
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 September 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14703894
Documents
8
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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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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