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27 Victoria Grove Bolton BL1 4JW

21395/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 5 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 4NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 4 OCCUPANTS (CLASS C4) TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR AND REAR DORMER.

Received
14 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
SMS Architecture
  1. Received14 Nov
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Feb
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 27 Victoria Grove Bolton BL1 4JW. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 8 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. 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. Due to a combination of the poor level of privacy provided to Bedroom 1, the limited size of Bedrooms 1 and 3 and the very limited external amenity space, the proposed development would not provide adequate living conditions for all future occupants, contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 4JW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026
Consultation expiry
3 February 2026
Consultation start
13 January 2026
Consultation end
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 February 2026
Last date for comments
3 February 2026
Target decision date
24 February 2026
Permission expires
5 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
SMS Architecture
Architect profile
SMS ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
59 Croston Street Bolton BL3 4BB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Appeal history

6007675
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 July 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14486951
Documents
10
Constraints
8

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.

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