71 Higher Drake Meadow Bolton BL5 2RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of outbuilding for use as home hairdressing salon together with internal fence 2m in height above garden ground level, landscaping and extension to driveway Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bolton Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the small-scale salon would not harm the area, neighbours, highway safety or parking, subject to conditions.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, traffic, disturbance, the fence and the effect on the residential character; others supported the salon.
- The committee voted to approve the application subject to conditions, following a motion moved by Councillor Morgan and seconded by Councillor Grant.
Source: Plota analysis of Bolton's committee minutes of 10 Sept 2026.
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 18
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £276,000 in October 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL5 2RD
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14964355
- Neighbours
- 24 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 10 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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