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2A Lenham Gardens Bolton BL2 6HN

20638/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 16 September 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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

SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARAITION OF CONDITION 3 (RENDERING) TO APPLICATION 18450/24

Received
4 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Breightmet
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Jul
  4. Target3 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 74 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 2A Lenham Gardens Bolton BL2 6HN. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 3 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Breightmet. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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 use of render would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the host property and the wider street scene, contrary to Places for Everyone policy JP-P1, Core Strategy policy RA3.8 and guidance provided within the House Extensions Supplementary Planning Document.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL2 6HN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 July 2025
Consultation expiry
30 July 2025
Consultation end
6 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 July 2025
Last date for comments
30 July 2025
Target decision date
3 September 2025
Permission expires
16 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
203 Bury New Road Bolton BL2 6QQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Appeal history

3374809
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 24 December 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
1

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    4 Jul

    SECTION 73 APPLICATION FOR THE VARAITION OF CONDITION 3 (RENDERING) TO APPLICATION 18450/24

    This applicationRefusedVariation of conditions (s73)20638/25
  2. 2024
    19 Jun

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT FRONT AND REAR

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPart of18450/24

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