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15 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2LS

21280/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 23 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 6 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 6 OCCUPANTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF REAR DORMER.

Received
24 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
Elite Dwellings Ltd
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 15 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2LS. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Tonge With The Haulgh. 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 development would not provide a high standard of amenity for future residents, to the detriment of their amenity, by reason of the proposed limited indoor and outdoor communal spaces and the poor outlook and inadequate levels of privacy for the future occupant of proposed bedroom 02. The proposed development is thereby contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy, Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone and the guidance contained within "General Design Principles" Supplementary Planning Document.
  2. The proposed development would result in an increase in noise and disturbance, to the detriment of the amenity of the neighbouring residents at 13 and 17 Thicketford Road, contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy and Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL2 2LS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2025
Consultation expiry
21 November 2025
Consultation start
31 October 2025
Consultation end
21 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
31 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
21 November 2025
Last date for comments
21 November 2025
Target decision date
11 December 2025
Permission expires
23 December 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Elite Dwellings Ltd
Agent address
9 Weavers House East Street Leeds LS98EP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14437546
Documents
13
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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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