132 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AF
Refused on 13 February 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
NEW OPENING TO EXISTING GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF NO.3 ROLLER SHUTTER DOORS
- Received
- 16 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Horwich North
- ReceivedReceived16 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date30 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at 132 Lee Lane Bolton BL6 7AF. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Horwich Town Centre conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Horwich North. We hold 398 applications in total for the BL6 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
- The proposed development by virtue of its siting and design will have a detrimental effect on the character and appearance of the building and the Horwich Town Centre Conservation Area contrary to policies JP-P1 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan, policy OA1 of Boltons Core Strategy and Supplementary Planning Document `General Design Principles'.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL6 7AF
- Application type
- Householder Application for pl. permissi
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 13 February 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- agfplans
- Agent address
- 121 Park Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3DB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14568066
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Bolton
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