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22 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET

21401/25Householder Application for pl. permissiRefused
Householder

Refused on 4 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND ERECTION OF A NEW DETACHED GARAGE WITH FIRST FLOOR ANNEX TO THE REAR OF THE GARDEN

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westhoughton South
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 22 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Westhoughton South. 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 rear extension would, by virtue of its projection and siting, impact detrimentally on the outlook and living conditions of neighbouring residents at 24 Abbot Croft and is thereby contrary to Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy and the guidance contained within Supplementary Planning Document - "House Extensions".
  2. The proposed outbuilding (garage and annex) would, by virtue of its design, height, scale and siting be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area and would impact detrimentally on the privacy and living conditions of neighbouring residents at 20 and 24 Abbot Croft, contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan and Policies CG4 and OA3 of Bolton's Core Strategy and Supplementary Planning Document - "House Extensions".
  3. Insufficient information has been provided by the applicant with regards to how trees within and adjoining the site would be protected and conserved, both following the proposed development and during the construction of the development, to enable the proposal to be properly judged against Policy JP-G7 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
2 February 2026
Consultation start
12 January 2026
Consultation end
2 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
8 December 2025
Last date for comments
2 February 2026
Target decision date
31 January 2026
Permission expires
4 February 2031

Planning decision

Statutory period
75 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14488590
Documents
10
Constraints
9

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

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© 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.

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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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