Essa Academy Lever Edge Lane Bolton BL3 3HH

14121/22Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 13 October 2022

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

VARIATION OF CONDITION 09 ON 11837/21 TO ALLOW CHANGES TO SCHEME/DESIGN

Received: 1 July 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Harper Green
Agent: Good & Tillotson Architects

ReceivedReceived1 Jul
ValidatedValidated1 Jul
Consult.Consultation27 Jul
TargetTarget Date8 Oct
DecidedDecided13 Oct

Decided in 104 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 104 days, 7 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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 July 2022
Consultation expiry: 27 July 2022
Consultation start: 6 July 2022
Consultation end: 27 July 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 6 July 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 27 July 2022
Last date for comments: 27 July 2022
Target decision date: 8 October 2022
Permission expires: 13 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Good & Tillotson Architects
Architect profile: GOOD & TILLOTSON LTD
Agent address: The Studios 318 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 4JU undefined

Planning decision

Statutory period: 99 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11369482
Documents: 10
Constraints: 1

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.

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