Holden Mill Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7LS Data via plota.co.uk

00893/26 - Listed Building Consent Withdrawn

Proposal

Listed building consent for installation of 20 metre fibre telecommunications cable with internal works to grade II listed building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
18 May 2026
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Withdrawn
6 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Cottonworks, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) built-up area; Priority habitat about 43 m away: Deciduous woodland; Air quality management area about 76 m away: Bolton AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Bolton
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BL1 7LS
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Astley Bridge
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Withdrawn by the applicant
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14939089
Planning Portal ref
PP-14939089
Neighbours
18 May 2026
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Bolton is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #229 out of 296. Bolton is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bolton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #263 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #259 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #229 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #175 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
113 decided
996
Total decisions
208 refused in the year to March 2026