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99 Harpers Lane Bolton BL1 6HU

01608/26Refused

Refused on 30 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

CONVERSION OF EXISTING ORANGERY AND ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION

Received
4 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Smithills
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a rear extension at 99 Harpers Lane Bolton BL1 6HU. Bolton has handled 5,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Smithills. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extension would, by reason of its design, height and siting, be detrimental to the outlook and living conditions of the neighbouring residents at no.101 Harpers Lane. Furthermore, due to the differing ground levels and the siting of 101 Harper Lane, it would have an overbearing effect when viewed from no. 101 Harpers Lane. The cumulative impact of these factors would therefore result in harm to the living conditions of the neighbouring residents at no.101 Harpers Lane and is contrary to Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy and the House Extensions SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 6HU
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2026
Consultation end
28 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jane O'Neill

Additional information

Documents
14

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    15 May

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

    RefusedHouseholder00887/26

Source: Bolton

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