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Maternity Unit Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR

21539/25Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 February 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ERECTION OF ENCLOSED STAIR CORE

Received
11 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Farnworth North
Agent
Edgeplan Limited
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target21 Feb
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Maternity Unit Royal Bolton Hospital Redgate Way Bolton BL4 0JR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 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 80 applications across Farnworth North. We hold 270 applications in total for the BL4 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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Application details

Postcode
BL4 0JR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
28 January 2026
Last date for comments
16 February 2026
Target decision date
21 February 2026
Permission expires
23 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Edgeplan Limited
Agent address
7 Charlotte Street Manchester M1 4DZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
66 days

Publicity

Site notice end
16 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14533743
Documents
16
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Redgate WayRegister site at or near this address · +4 more
  • 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, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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