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116 Lightbounds Road Bolton BL1 5UP

21176/25Householder Application for pl. permissiRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF A SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING AND ERECTION OF A PART SINGLE/PART TWO-STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY FRONT AND REAR EXTENSION.

Received
8 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Smithills
Agent
SHWilkinson Architects Ltd
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.12 Nov
  4. Target19 Nov
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 116 Lightbounds Road Bolton BL1 5UP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Smithills. 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 is considered to be unacceptable as a result of the scale, siting and design of the proposed extensions create a development which is not subordinate to the original dwellinghouse and the two storey and rear extensions together with the proposed single storey rear extension create a prominent addition to the dwelling which would be incongruous and create an unbalanced appearance with the adjoining semi detached property. The proposal is therefore contrary to Core Strategy policy OA5 and policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 5UP
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025
Consultation expiry
5 December 2025
Consultation start
9 October 2025
Consultation end
12 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 October 2025
Last date for comments
5 December 2025
Target decision date
19 November 2025
Permission expires
3 December 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
SHWilkinson Architects Ltd
Agent address
6 Dale Lee Westhoughton BOLTON BL5 3YE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
12 November 2025
Site notice end
5 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14394418
Documents
24
Constraints
10

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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