Land North Of 49 Redcar Road Redcar Road Bolton BL3 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

01902/26 - Permission in Principle Deposited

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for erection of up to 8 no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2026
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Validated
22 Oct 2026
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Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Bolton's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Bolton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 320 m away: Moses Gate; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 23 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BL3 1BN
Received
21 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Little Lever And Darcy Lever
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
47%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15293055
Planning Portal ref
PP-15293055
Neighbours
22 Oct 2026
Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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