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73 Kermoor Avenue Bolton BL1 7HW

20384/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 27 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 1 NO DETACHED DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.

Received
21 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Astley Bridge
Agent
Planning Management Ltd
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.21 Oct
  4. Target22 Oct
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 125 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 73 Kermoor Avenue Bolton BL1 7HW. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 15 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Astley Bridge. 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).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of its design, siting, scale, massing, form and proposed tree removals, would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area and would appear as a visually prominent and incongruous development within the street scene, contrary to policy OA5 of Bolton's Core Strategy and policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.
  2. The proposed development would, by virtue of its design, height and siting impact detrimentally on the outlook and living conditions of neighbouring residents at 71 Kermoor Avenue. Furthermore, the siting and scale of the proposed development would result in the removal of the existing group of trees along the southern shared boundary with 71 Kermoor Avenue, with insufficient space to replace this valuable landscape screening, and this would further exacerbate the detrimental impact on the amenity and living conditions of the neighbouring residents. The proposal is thereby contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone, Bolton's Core Strategy policy CG4 and Supplementary Planning Document "General Design Principles".

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 7HW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2025
Consultation expiry
21 October 2025
Consultation start
30 September 2025
Consultation end
21 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
24 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2025
Last date for comments
21 October 2025
Target decision date
22 October 2025
Permission expires
27 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Management Ltd
Agent address
Batley Business Park Technology Drive Batley WF17 6ER United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
120 days

Publicity

Site notice end
29 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14037271
Documents
14
Constraints
13

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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