49 Broadwalk Bolton BL5 2AA
Refused on 31 July 2026
Council decision: GPD Refused1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.99M LONG; 3.42M MAX HEIGHT; 3.06M EAVES HEIGHT)
- Received
- 22 June 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- ReceivedReceived22 Jun
- ValidatedValidated22 Jun
- Consult.Consultation13 Jul
- TargetTarget Date3 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for an extension at 49 Broadwalk Bolton BL5 2AA. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.
79% of outline 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
- The proposed extension is not permitted development as it fails to comply with sub-paragraph (i) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL5 2AA
- Application type
- General Permitted Development Extensions
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- agfplans
- Agent address
- 121 park road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Vasundhara Nikam
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15026940
- Documents
- 7
- 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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