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Land North Of 13 Boardman Street Boardman Street Bolton

00654/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 10 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR 2 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING.

Received
9 April 2026
Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.7 May
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Land North Of 13 Boardman Street Boardman Street Bolton. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Horwich South & Blackrod.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The air conditioning units by virtue of their siting, height and design impact detrimentally on the amenity of the occupiers of no.13 Boardman Street in terms of noise, disturbance and poor outlook contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy.
  2. The air conditioning units by reason of their siting, height and design appear as incongruous and unattractive projecting features that add to the cluttered visual appearance of the dwelling contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone, Policy OA1 of Bolton's Core Strategy and Policy DES1 of the Blackrod Neighbourhood Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackrod Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Consultation expiry
7 May 2026
Consultation start
16 April 2026
Consultation end
7 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 May 2026
Last date for comments
7 May 2026
Target decision date
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
mwparchitecture
Agent address
The Office Pod 12 Rookery Close Kelsall Tarporley CW6 0LF

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14844919
Documents
9
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Apr

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 8 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME) AND 10 (HARDSTANDING) ON APPLICATION 15568/23

    DeterminedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside00653/26
  2. 2026
    9 Apr

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR 2 NO. AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING.

    This applicationRefusedFull00654/26

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