5 Old Links Close Bolton BL1 5SR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of single storey rear extension including balcony to first floor together with conversion of garage into habitable room Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £285,000 in November 2024. Detached house, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Householder Application for pl. permissi
- Postcode
- BL1 5SR
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Smithills
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SMS architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15190324
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15190324
- Neighbours
- 1 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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