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529 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9EB

14773/22Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 21 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CONVERSION OF ATTIC TO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF DORMER AT REAR

Received
7 October 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bromley Cross
Agent
Bloom Architects Limited
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided21 Jun

Decided in 257 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 529 Darwen Road Bromley Cross Bolton BL7 9EB. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 257 days, 29 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Dunscar Fold conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Bromley Cross. We hold 1,957 applications in total for the BL7 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
BL7 9EB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2022
Consultation expiry
28 November 2022
Consultation start
10 October 2022
Consultation end
31 October 2022
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2022
Last date for comments
28 November 2022
Target decision date
18 November 2022
Permission expires
21 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bloom Architects Limited
Architect profile
BLOOM ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
120 Bark Street Bolton BL1 2AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 October 2022
Advertisement expiry
3 November 2022
Site notice end
28 November 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference
14773/22
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3324809
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 September 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11603083
Documents
15
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dunscar Fold
  • 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, 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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