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Bolton Golf Club Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AJ

01081/26Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 September 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions

Proposal

ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM GOLF SIMULATOR AND SEPARATE LEAN-TO STORAGE AREA

Received
12 June 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 3 November 2026
Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
Agent
SH Wilkinson Architects Ltd
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target27 Jul
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Bolton Golf Club Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 4AJ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 205 applications across Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor. We hold 398 applications in total for the BL6 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BL6 4AJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horwich Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
7 July 2026
Consultation start
16 June 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 July 2026
Last date for comments
7 July 2026
Target decision date
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
SH Wilkinson Architects Ltd
Agent address
6 Dale Lee Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3YE

Planning decision

Case officer
John Dupre
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14999051
Documents
22
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Bolton
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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