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Mytham Park Football Pitches Mytham Road Bolton BL3 1TH

01238/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 14 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 10 (FLOODLIGHTING) AND 12 (OPENING TIMES) TO APPLICATION 16227/23 TO INCLUDE A 30 MINUTE ADJUSTMENT

Received
3 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Little Lever And Darcy Lever
Agent
Valley Environmental Consulting Ltd
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 103 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Mytham Park Football Pitches Mytham Road Bolton BL3 1TH. 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 56 applications across Little Lever And Darcy Lever. We hold 1,690 applications in total for the BL3 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extension to the operating hours of the 3G football pitch and associated floodlighting until 21:30 on Wednesday evenings would prolong noise, activity and artificial illumination associated with the facility further into the evening. Having regard to the close proximity of neighbouring residential properties the proposal would result in an unacceptable adverse impact on the living conditions and amenity of neighbouring occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy and Policy P3 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL3 1TH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2026
Consultation expiry
24 July 2026
Consultation start
3 July 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026
Last date for comments
24 July 2026
Target decision date
16 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Valley Environmental Consulting Ltd
Agent address
8 Primrose Gardens Ryton NE21 4NU

Planning decision

Case officer
John Dupre
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15051943
Documents
4
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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