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8 Dobson Road Bolton BL1 4RT

17423/23Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 14 February 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AT NO.8 DOBSON ROAD ALONGSIDE ERECTION OF 1NO. 3BED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

Received
30 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
RPC Architectural Design Ltd.
  1. Received30 Dec
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.24 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 8 Dobson Road Bolton BL1 4RT. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,098 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).

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Application details

Postcode
BL1 4RT
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2023
Consultation expiry
24 January 2024
Consultation start
3 January 2024
Consultation end
24 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start
3 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
24 January 2024
Last date for comments
24 January 2024
Target decision date
17 February 2024
Permission expires
14 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
RPC Architectural Design Ltd.
Architect profile
RPC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
39 Skylark Close Lostock Bolton BL6 4GQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12703039
Documents
12
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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