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Former Timberyard And Sawmill Hollins Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LF

18729/24Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 13 December 2024

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND OFFICE AND ERECTION OF 1NO. 3BED DETACHED BUNGALOW WITH INTEGRAL GARAGE

Received
1 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hulton
Agent
Harrison Architecture Ltd
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Dec
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 134 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Timberyard And Sawmill Hollins Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LF. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Hulton. We hold 270 applications in total for the BL4 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
BL4 0LF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 August 2024
Consultation expiry
16 December 2024
Consultation start
25 November 2024
Consultation end
16 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
2 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
23 August 2024
Last date for comments
16 December 2024
Target decision date
11 December 2024
Permission expires
13 December 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Harrison Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
HARRISON ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
38 Salthill Road Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1NU

Planning decision

Statutory period
132 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 August 2024
Advertisement expiry
4 September 2024
Site notice end
30 August 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13294116
Documents
10
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Bolton
  • 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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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.

© 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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