Swan Lane Mill 3 Higher Swan Lane Bolton BL3 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

01399/26 - Listed Building Consent Deposited

Proposal

Listed building consent for the installation of 1no. Dish antenna to existing free standing pole at existing base station Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Oct 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Bolton's recent listed building works.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Swan Lane Mills Numbers 1 and 2, Grade II*, about 0 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) built-up area; Heritage at risk about 98 m away: Swan Lane Mill No. 3, Higher Swan Lane.
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
BL3 3BJ
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Rumworth
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Agent
MLL Telecom Limited

Decision outlook

Day 72 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides listed building works by day 99.

Day 7227 days to the predicted decision (day 99)
15%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
14%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119484
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119484
Neighbours
30 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 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