1 Hesketh Avenue Bolton BL1 8RP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification application for a proposed larger home extension at rear (4.00m long; 3.25m max height; 2.80m eaves height) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 14 days faster than Bolton's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 19% 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 21 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15213263
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15213263
- Neighbours
- 9 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 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.
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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