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169 Bank Side Bolton BL5 2QH

21269/25Householder Application for pl. permissiRefused
Householder

Refused on 27 February 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF FRONT EXTENSION TO GARAGE AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO SIDE TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

Received
22 October 2025
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Agent
Concept Building Design Services Ltd
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.23 Dec
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 123 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 169 Bank Side Bolton BL5 2QH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 10 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed side extension would, by reason of its design, height and siting, be detrimental to the outlook and living conditions of the neighbouring residents at 167 Bank Side - specifically relating to the side extension impinging on a 45-degree line drawn from the second biggest bedroom on the first floor and the side extension having an overbearing effect, therefore impacting negatively upon the outlook from this neighbouring property and the reasonable enjoyment of their rear private amenity space. It is therefore contrary to Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy and the House Extensions SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL5 2QH
Application type
Householder Application for pl. permissi
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2025
Consultation expiry
23 December 2025
Consultation start
2 December 2025
Consultation end
23 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 November 2025
Last date for comments
23 December 2025
Target decision date
12 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Concept Building Design Services Ltd
Agent address
5 Willow Close Anderton Chorley PR6 9PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
72 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Local nature reserve: Hall Lee Bank ParkNext to the site
  • 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, 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, 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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© 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.

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