Land Adjacent To 485 Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5RZ Data via plota.co.uk

01527/26 - Permission in Principle Deposited

Proposal

Permission in principle application for erection of 3 no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, from Bolton's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Blackrod built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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
BL6 5RZ
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Parish
Blackrod Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
KG Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
46%approved
65decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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