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Powerleague Bolton Leverhulme Park Long Lane Bolton BL2 6BZ

21599/25Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

INSTALLATION OF ENCLOSURE BOARDS, SYNTHETIC PLAYING SURFACE, LIGHTING AND CANOPIES FOR PADEL TENNIS

Received
22 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Breightmet
Agent
North Planning & Development
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target5 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 80 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Powerleague Bolton Leverhulme Park Long Lane Bolton BL2 6BZ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Breightmet. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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
BL2 6BZ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
5 March 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
26 March 2026
Target decision date
5 April 2026
Permission expires
9 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
North Planning & Development
Agent address
2nd Floor, Tay House 300 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
76 days

Publicity

Site notice end
17 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14580806
Documents
17
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Local nature reserve: LeverhulmePart of the site

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 Sep

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5 (OPENING HOURS) AND 6 (LIGHTING) ON APPLICATION 21599/25

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)01663/26
  2. 2025
    22 Dec

    INSTALLATION OF ENCLOSURE BOARDS, SYNTHETIC PLAYING SURFACE, LIGHTING AND CANOPIES FOR PADEL TENNIS

    This applicationApprovedFull21599/25

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