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Aldi Foodstore Ltd Vincent Way Bolton BL3 2NB

00281/26PA -solar panels non domestic roofsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS TO THE ROOF OF BUILDING

Received
17 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Lever
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Aldi Foodstore Ltd Vincent Way Bolton BL3 2NB. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 postcode area.

79% of outline 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 2NB
Application type
PA -solar panels non domestic roofs
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 March 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026
Permission expires
22 April 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avison Young
Agent address
6th Floor 1 City Square Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2AL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
66 days

Publicity

Site notice end
14 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14537237
Documents
8
Constraints
13

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

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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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