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7 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AJ

15714/23Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 June 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditions

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

CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR FROM A RETAIL SHOP TO 1 NO. SELF CONTAINED FLAT TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

Received
27 March 2023
Ward
Great Lever
Agent
SMS architecture
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated28 Apr
  3. Consult.23 May
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided23 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 7 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3AJ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. 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
28 April 2023
Consultation expiry
23 May 2023
Consultation start
2 May 2023
Consultation end
23 May 2023
Neighbour consultation start
2 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
23 May 2023
Last date for comments
23 May 2023
Target decision date
9 June 2023
Permission expires
23 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
SMS architecture
Architect profile
SMS ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
59 Croston street Bolton BL3 4BB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12046728
Documents
5
Constraints
9

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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