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40 Portugal Street Bolton BL2 1AP

14353/22Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 January 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

INSTALLATION OF BRICK MINERAL WOOL EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION SYSTEM TO REAR AND GABLE WALL TO INCLUDE RENDERING ONCE COMPLETE.

Received
1 August 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 178 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 40 Portugal Street Bolton BL2 1AP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 178 days, 17 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Tonge With The Haulgh. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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
BL2 1AP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 August 2022
Consultation expiry
23 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start
2 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
23 August 2022
Last date for comments
23 August 2022
Target decision date
22 January 2023
Permission expires
26 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gateley Vinden
Agent address
Regent House Folds Point Bolton BL1 2RZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
174 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11414268
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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