Land at Walkden Town Centre, Bolton Road, Walkden, Salford, M28 3ZH Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0327 - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission to amend wording of condition 7 (Coal Mining Legacy) to allow above ground works not affected by any potential mine shafts to be carried out Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
2024 HMO Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Walkden built-up area; Air quality management area about 85 m away: Salford AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Salford
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
M28 3ZH
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Walkden North Ward
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 May 2026
Salford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#200 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Salford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #206 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Salford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #115 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #90 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #206 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #243 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
75 decided
737
Total decisions
76 refused in the year to March 2026