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5 Old Links Close Bolton BL1 5SR

01586/26Householder Application for pl. permissiApproved
Householder

Approved on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION INCLUDING BALCONY TO FIRST FLOOR TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM

Received
31 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
Smithills
Agent
SMS architecture
  1. Received31 Aug
  2. Validated31 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5 Old Links Close Bolton BL1 5SR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Smithills. We hold 1,098 applications in total for the BL1 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
BL1 5SR
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 August 2026
Consultation expiry
22 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
1 September 2026
Neighbour consultation end
22 September 2026
Last date for comments
22 September 2026
Target decision date
12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
SMS architecture
Architect profile
SMS ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
59 Croston Street Bolton BL3 4BB

Planning decision

Case officer
Jane O'Neill
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15190324
Documents
6
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: BoltonNext to the site
  • 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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