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43 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AJ

15031/22Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 13 January 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

Received
20 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Lever
Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated21 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Dec
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided13 Jan

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 43 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AJ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,690 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 3AJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 November 2022
Consultation expiry
12 December 2022
Neighbour consultation start
21 November 2022
Neighbour consultation end
12 December 2022
Last date for comments
12 December 2022
Target decision date
2 January 2023
Permission expires
13 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
Architect profile
RA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Agent address
Suite 4 The White House 42-44 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4AP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11706719
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Bolton

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