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Borsdane Farm Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DL

21047/25Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

ERECTION OF 2 NO. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO FORM A NEW DAIRY FARMING UNIT WITH ASSOCIATED FEED HOPPER AND WATER TANK. AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTER TANK AND DIGESTATE STORAGE TANK AND SLURRY TANK TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER EQUIPMENT AND A NEW ATTENUATION POND

Received
16 September 2025
Decision due
7 January 2026
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.15 Dec
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Borsdane Farm Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DL. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 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
BL5 2DL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation start
24 November 2025
Consultation end
15 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
20 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 December 2025
Last date for comments
30 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates
Agent address
Suite 9 Grindleton Business Centre The Spinney, Grindleton Clitheroe BB7 4DH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
10 December 2025
Site notice end
30 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14060866
Documents
40
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

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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