Land To West Of Dobb Brow Road Dobb Brow Road Bolton BL5 2AZ

1. 1.I refer to your application for a non-material amendment to planning permission The applicant states that the original building type has been used in the original 10no. houses in the new development at Dobb Brow. The new proposal would provide a different living configuration and the typology responds more sympathetically to the site context. From reviewing the existing approved plans under planning permission 21109/25 and the proposed plans under this non-material amendment application it appears the alterations to the dwelling (plot 11) are as follows:  Dwelling moved further back to the northeast and sidewards to the east of the plot closer to the rear and side boundaries  Integral garage is now proposed to be detached sited forward of the proposed dwelling building line  Proposed dwelling is a wider house type  Reconfiguration of internal layout proposed would increase the number of bedrooms to six Following an assessment of the details submitted, the amendments to the approved dwelling would increase the scale, change the siting of the dwelling and alter the overall appearance and proportions to plot 11. Conclusion I can confirm that the proposed changes are material and cannot be considered through an application under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. A minor material amendment application Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 would therefore be required however these changes may not necessarily be approved as the development would need to be considered in terms of its material planning impacts.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BL5 2AZ

Application type

Non-Material Change to Existing Appn

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Westhoughton Town Council

Date validated

8 June 2026

Target decision date

20 July 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent

Bernard Taylor Partnership Limited

Architect profile

BERNARD TAYLOR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Agent address

Elizabeth House 486 Didsbury Road Heaton Mersey Stockport SK4 3BS

Case officer

Lisa Kingsbury

Statutory period

42 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14990945

Documents

10

Constraints

11