Mytham Park Bowling Club Mytham Road Bolton BL3 1HF Data via plota.co.uk

00985/26 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of rear extension comprising of ancillary storage together with replacement roof and alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Consultation
4 Jun 2026
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Committee
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Bolton Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal would improve the existing sports facilities without harming the area, neighbours, trees or coal stability.
  • No consultees or neighbouring residents objected, and no representation letters were received.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Bolton's committee minutes of 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Local nature reserve about 118 m away: Moses Gate
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Little Lever built-up area.
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
Bolton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BL3 1HF
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Little Lever And Darcy Lever
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 42 days slower than Bolton's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
448decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
4 Jun 2026
Consultation
4 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Committee
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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