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Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital Churchill Drive Bolton Bolton BL4 0JR

21553/25PA -solar panels non domestic roofsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 9 February 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS ACROSS 5 NO. BUILDINGS.

Received
15 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Farnworth North
Agent
Revolution Energy Services
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated15 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital Churchill Drive Bolton Bolton BL4 0JR. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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.

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
BL4 0JR
Application type
PA -solar panels non domestic roofs
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 December 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
5 January 2026
Last date for comments
30 January 2026
Target decision date
26 January 2026
Permission expires
9 February 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
Revolution Energy Services
Agent address
Unit L3 Deacon Trading Estate Morley Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
30 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14556808
Documents
28
Constraints
12

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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