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161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

00338/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 18 August 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH REAR DORMER.

Received
24 February 2026
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
MWT Planning Ltd
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided18 Aug

Decided in 172 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 175 days, 17 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Tonge With The Haulgh. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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
BL2 2NA
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
31 March 2026
Target decision date
10 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
MWT Planning Ltd
Agent address
Strawberry Fields Digital Hub Euxton Lane Chorley PR7 1PS

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Williams
Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14723459
Documents
35
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: BoltonPart of the site
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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