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51 Skelwith Avenue Bolton BL3 2EJ

01337/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 16 October 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

ERECTION OF PORCH TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

Received
21 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
Farnworth North
Agent
Planning Studio
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 51 Skelwith Avenue Bolton BL3 2EJ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Farnworth North. We hold 1,691 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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Application details

Postcode
BL3 2EJ
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2026
Consultation expiry
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
16 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Planning Studio
Agent address
32 Bank Hey Lane South Blackburn BB1 5RQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Vasundhara Nikam
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15098069
Documents
8
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

Source: Bolton

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