5 Martin Avenue Little Lever Bolton BL3 1NX

18096/24Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 19 June 2024

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONCRETE GARAGE AND THE ERECTION OF LARGER BRICK FLAT ROOF GARAGE.

Received: 19 April 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Little Lever And Darcy Lever

ReceivedReceived19 Apr
ValidatedValidated3 May
Consult.Consultation24 May
TargetTarget Date14 Jun
DecidedDecided19 Jun

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Martin Avenue Little Lever Bolton BL3 1NX. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Little Lever And Darcy 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 1NX
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 May 2024
Consultation expiry: 24 May 2024
Consultation start: 3 May 2024
Consultation end: 24 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 3 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 24 May 2024
Last date for comments: 24 May 2024
Target decision date: 14 June 2024
Permission expires: 19 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 9 Osbourne Close Farnworth Bolton BL4 7PL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 7
Constraints: 9

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.

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© 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.

Source: Bolton

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