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Essa Academy Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3HH

07360/19Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 25 February 2020

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

FORMATION OF 15No CAR PARKING SPACES.

Received
19 November 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harper Green
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Essa Academy Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3HH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. 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 3HH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
District
114860

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2019
Consultation expiry
13 February 2020
Consultation start
16 January 2020
Consultation end
13 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2020
Neighbour consultation end
8 February 2020
Last date for comments
8 February 2020
Target decision date
6 March 2020
Committee meeting
5 March 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Robertson FM
Agent address
Paderborn House Howell Croft North Bolton BL1 1QY

Planning decision

Statutory period
79 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
8 February 2020
Site notice end
8 February 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08304158
Documents
6
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: BoltonPart of 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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    24 Jan

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT) 4 (SHALLOW COAL MINING ACTIVITY) 5 (SURFACE WATER…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17550/24
  2. 2022
    1 Jul

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 09 ON 11837/21

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)14121/22
  3. 2021
    26 Jul

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION WITH BALCONY AT REAR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHING SPACE, STORAGE…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission11837/21
  4. 2011
    5 Dec

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF PART OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS

    ApprovedPrior Notification - Telecom 56 days87217/11
  5. 2009
    8 Dec

    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ACADEMY WITH CENTRAL COURTYARD AND CENTRAL…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application83395/09
  6. 2009
    8 Dec

    INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS SIGNS

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent83396/09

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