In Vessel Composting Facility Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DG
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Proposal
EXTENSION AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING (IVC) BUILDING TO PROVIDE A MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF), TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANT. PART RETROSPECTIVE DEMOLITION OF IVC ANCILLARY BUILDINGS.
- Received
- 23 December 2025
- Decision due
- 25 June 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 24 October 2026
- Ward
- Hulton
- Agent
- WSP UK Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date25 Jun
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at In Vessel Composting Facility Salford Road Bolton BL5 1DG. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Hulton. We hold 281 applications in total for the BL5 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
- BL5 1DG
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 16 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 5 March 2026
- Committee meeting
- 16 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- WSP UK Ltd
- Agent address
- Canon Court East Abbey Lawn Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 5DE United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 160 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 January 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 5 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14300362
- Documents
- 76
- Constraints
- 17
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 (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.
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