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Lever Edge Primary School, Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HP

73497/06Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 April 2006

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF PLAYING FIELDS TO MINI TENNIS COURTS WITH 2.4m BOUNDARY FENCE

Received
20 February 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harper Green
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at LEVER EDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL, LEVER EDGE LANE, BOLTON, BL3 3HP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BL3 3HP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2006
Consultation expiry
18 March 2006
Consultation end
18 March 2006
Neighbour consultation start
24 February 2006
Neighbour consultation end
18 March 2006
Last date for comments
17 April 2006
Application expires
17 April 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent
David Howarth
Agent address
18 Harrison Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9QH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
18 March 2006
Site notice end
18 March 2006

Additional information

Documents
2
Constraints
1

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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    16 Oct

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 (SITE INVESTIGATION) AND 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 00067/17

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions02104/17
  2. 2011
    23 Dec

    EXTENSIONS TO 4NO. CLASSROOMS TO PROVIDE 'ART & CRAFT WORK AREA'S' WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO EXTERNAL SPACE…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application87311/12
  3. 2011
    12 Dec

    ERECTION OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ON KITCHEN ROOF.

    ApprovedFull Planning Application87250/11
  4. 2011
    8 Apr

    ERECTION OF TWO SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS

    ApprovedFull Planning Application86029/11
  5. 2009
    1 May

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY CLASSROOM BUILDING

    ApprovedFull Planning Application82134/09
  6. 2007
    8 Feb

    CONSTRUCTION OF A 12 BAY CAR PARK, OVERALL SIZE 23.0M X 14.5M WITH A 1.2M HIGH BOWTOP STEEL PERIMETER FENCE…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application76448/07

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