Skip to content

5A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF

15250/23Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 30 March 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING WITH OUTBUILDING AND GARAGE TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF 1 NO. DETACHED DWELLING WITH WIDENING AND REPLACEMENT OF GATE AT FRONT.

Received
8 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heaton And Lostock
Agent
Ollier Smurthwaite Architects
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5A Greenmount Lane Bolton BL1 5JF. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Chorley New Road conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
BL1 5JF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2023
Consultation expiry
13 February 2023
Consultation start
9 January 2023
Consultation end
30 January 2023
Neighbour consultation start
9 January 2023
Neighbour consultation end
30 January 2023
Last date for comments
13 February 2023
Target decision date
25 March 2023
Permission expires
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ollier Smurthwaite Architects
Agent address
Ollier Smurthwaite Architects 40 King St Manchester M2 6BA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
76 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 January 2023
Advertisement expiry
1 February 2023
Site notice end
13 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11782650
Documents
30
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chorley New Road
  • 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.

Source: Bolton

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near BL1

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for replacement homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.