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Newlands/Retreat 315-323 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BP

00460/26Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions12 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

THE USE OF THE APPLICATION SITE FOR MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CENTRE USES AND FOR COMMUNITY BASED MEETING, WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, MEDITATION, PRAYER, AND ACTIVITY USES TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF SIDE PORCH AND THE CANOPY OVER THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS AS TEMPORARILY APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION 09428/20.

Received
12 March 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 3 November 2026
Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
Agent
Sedgwick Associates
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 196 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at Newlands/Retreat 315-323 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5BP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 196 days, 20 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Chorley New Road conservation area. 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 1,098 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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Application details

Postcode
BL1 5BP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Consultation expiry
30 April 2026
Consultation start
25 March 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 April 2026
Last date for comments
30 April 2026
Target decision date
26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sedgwick Associates
Agent address
PO Box 237 Bolton BL1 9WY

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury
Statutory period
75 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
15 April 2026
Site notice end
30 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14671303
Documents
18
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chorley New Road
  • 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, 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
    9 Nov

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 6 (WINDOWS AND DOORS) ON APPLICATION 00460/26

    PendingDischarge of conditions02028/26
  2. 2026
    20 Oct

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (MATERIALS) ON APPLICATION 00460/26

    PendingDischarge of conditions01893/26
  3. 2026
    12 Mar

    THE USE OF THE APPLICATION SITE FOR MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CENTRE USES AND FOR COMMUNITY BASED MEETING…

    This applicationApprovedFull00460/26

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