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48 Stocks Park Drive Bolton BL6 6DE

01332/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 14 September 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT LAND TO RESIDENTIAL USE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING/GARAGE TO REAR WITH FLAT ROOF AND PARAPET WALLS TO ALLOW EXTENSION OF EXISTING RAISED GARDEN

Received
20 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Horwich North
Agent
SHWilkinson Architects Ltd
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 48 Stocks Park Drive Bolton BL6 6DE. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Horwich North. 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).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by reason of its scale and height, would appear as an incongruous addition to the street and would fail to conserve and enhance the character and appearance of the existing physical environment, and as such, is contrary to policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy OA1 of Bolton's Core Strategy and policy DP3.1 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed raised garden area would result in undue harm to the residential amenity for the neighbouring occupiers of 46 Stocks Park Drive in terms of overlooking and loss of privacy, contrary to policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL6 6DE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horwich Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2026
Consultation expiry
11 August 2026
Consultation start
21 July 2026
Consultation end
11 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
21 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 August 2026
Last date for comments
11 August 2026
Target decision date
31 August 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15096812
Documents
11
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

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© 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.

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