Carlies Farm Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3LY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notfication for the change of use from agricultural unit to 1no. Dwelling house Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 4
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
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwellings
- Postcode
- BL5 3LY
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Reguired Granted Subj Con
- Decision date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SWIFT BUILDING DESIGN
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15046788
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15046788
- Neighbours
- 2 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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