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Essa Academy, Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HH

83395/09Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 March 2010

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsPlanning committee

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

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ACADEMY WITH CENTRAL COURTYARD AND CENTRAL COVERED SPACE FOR 900 PUPILS AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING WORKS.

Received
8 December 2009
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Harper Green
  1. Received8 Dec
  2. Validated8 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at ESSA ACADEMY, LEVER EDGE LANE, BOLTON, BL3 3HH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 3 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).

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Application details

Postcode
BL3 3HH
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 December 2009
Consultation expiry
2 January 2010
Consultation end
2 January 2010
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2010
Neighbour consultation end
2 January 2010
Last date for comments
9 March 2010
Committee meeting
18 March 2010
Decision issued
23 March 2010
Application expires
9 March 2010

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sheppard Robson
Agent address
27th Floor, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, Lancashire, M1 4BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 December 2009
Advertisement expiry
2 January 2010
Site notice end
2 January 2010

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-00909442
Documents
5
Constraints
9

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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    DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ACADEMY WITH CENTRAL COURTYARD AND CENTRAL…

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  2. 2009
    8 Dec

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Planning history at this site

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  1. 2024
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  2. 2022
    1 Jul

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 09 ON 11837/21

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  3. 2021
    26 Jul

    ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION WITH BALCONY AT REAR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHING SPACE, STORAGE…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission11837/21
  4. 2019
    19 Nov

    FORMATION OF 15No CAR PARKING SPACES.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission07360/19
  5. 2011
    5 Dec

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF PART OF EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS

    ApprovedPrior Notification - Telecom 56 days87217/11
  6. 2009
    1 May

    ERECTION OF FOUR x 6 METRE HIGH FLAGPOLES WITH BANNERS TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS SIGNS ON…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent82125/09

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