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Land At Lee Hall Platt Lane Bolton BL5 1BH

21405/25Outline Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION CONSISTING OF (1) LAND AT LEE HALL SOUTH FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 1450 DWELLINGS (USE CLASS C3), CARE FACILITY (75 BEDS) (USE CLASS C2) RETAIL FACILITIES (USE CLASS E & SUI GENERIS) A PRIMARY SCHOOL (USE CLASS F1(a)) A HEALTHCARE FACILITY (USE CLASS E(e)) A COMMUNITY FACILITY (USE CLASS E(d), F2(b) and F2(c)) OPEN SPACE/ RECREATIONAL PROVISION, THE RE-ROUTING, UPGRADING AND EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY NETWORK, AND THE CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, FOOTPATHS AND TRAILS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR (IN PART) ACCESS. (2) LAND AT LEE HALL NORTH FOR THE DELIVERY OF AROUND 25,000SQM GEA OF INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSING FLOOR SPACE FOR USE CLASSES B2 (GENERAL INDUSTRY) B8 (STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION) E(g)(i) OFFICE TO CARRY OUT ANY OPERATIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS E(g)(ii) THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES E(g)(iii) ANY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND SUI GENERIS (g) SCRAPYARD OR A YARD FOR THE STORAGE DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS OR THE BREAKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR (IN PART) ACCESS (3) NEW HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE (PARK AVENUE) (WITH FULL DETAILS FROM THE A58-A6 (PARK AVENUE NORTH) AND A6 - PLATT LANE (PARK AVENUE CENTRAL) WITH OUTLINE FOR THE REMAINING SECTION (PARK AVENUE SOUTH)

Received
17 November 2025
Decision due
23 February 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 17 October 2026
Ward
Historic Record
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target23 Feb
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 11 March.

About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at Land At Lee Hall Platt Lane Bolton BL5 1BH. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Historic Record. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 postcode area.

79% of outline 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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Application details

Postcode
BL5 1BH
Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
1450
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
11 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
11 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 March 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Turley
Agent address
Level 5 Transmission 6 Atherton Street Manchester Greater Manchester England M3 3GS

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Williams
Statutory period
98 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
24 December 2025
Site notice end
30 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
331
Constraints
1

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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