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5 Greensmith Way Bolton BL5 3BR

00572/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

Received
27 March 2026
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Agent
MDA Design Ltd
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Greensmith Way Bolton BL5 3BR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 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
BL5 3BR
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
MDA Design Ltd
Agent address
84 Longworth Road Bolton BL6 7BE

Planning decision

Case officer
Iona Macdonald
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14764660
Documents
12
Constraints
14

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.

Source: Bolton

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