Block J Wards J1 And J2 Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR
Approved on 27 October 2026
Council decision: Approve subject to conditions11 conditions
Proposal
ERECTION OF A LABORATORY BUILDING
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 7 November 2026
- Ward
- Farnworth North
- Agent
- Edgeplan Limited
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Mar
- Consult.Consultation8 May
- TargetTarget Date28 Oct
- DecidedDecided27 Oct
Decided in 231 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Block J Wards J1 And J2 Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 243 days, 27 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Farnworth North. We hold 270 applications in total for the BL4 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
- BL4 0JR
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 8 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 10 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 8 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 31 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Edgeplan Limited
- Agent address
- 7 Charlotte Street Manchester M1 4DZ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14602393
- Documents
- 38
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
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.
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- 5.1 miRadcliffe
- 9.3 miManchester
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