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Land South Of Freshfield Avenue Freshfield Avenue Bolton

09471/20Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 April 2021

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF A NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL (6 FORM ENTRY) WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING & LANDSCAPING

Received
21 September 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Harper Green
Agent
DPP UK Ltd.
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.2 Dec
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 213 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land South Of Freshfield Avenue Freshfield Avenue Bolton. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 213 days, 22 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2020
Consultation expiry
2 December 2020
Consultation start
4 November 2020
Consultation end
2 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start
4 November 2020
Neighbour consultation end
27 November 2020
Last date for comments
27 November 2020
Target decision date
23 April 2021
Committee meeting
4 February 2021

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
DPP UK Ltd.
Agent address
1 Park Row Leeds LS1 5HN

Planning decision

Case officer
Jodie Turton
Statutory period
214 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 October 2020
Advertisement expiry
27 November 2020
Site notice end
27 November 2020

Additional information

Documents
108
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: BoltonPart of the site

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

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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.

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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