71 Higher Drake Meadow Bolton BL5 2RD
Approved on 10 September 2026
Council decision: Approve subject to conditions7 conditions
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Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM GARDEN ROOM OUTBUILDING TO SALON ANCILLARY TO MAIN DWELLING.
- Received
- 1 June 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- ReceivedReceived1 Jun
- ValidatedValidated2 Jun
- Consult.Consultation23 Jun
- TargetTarget Date14 Jul
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 71 Higher Drake Meadow Bolton BL5 2RD. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Westhoughton South. 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 2RD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 2 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 23 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- John Dupre
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14964355
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
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.
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