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89 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RF

00542/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 3 June 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

Received
24 March 2026
Ward
Astley Bridge
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target3 Jul
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 89 Thornham Drive Bolton BL1 7RF. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. 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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Application details

Postcode
BL1 7RF
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
5 Ardley Road Horwich Bolton BL67EG

Planning decision

Case officer
Vasundhara Nikam
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14806716
Documents
12
Constraints
9

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

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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