298 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NS Data via plota.co.uk

01876/26 - Householder Application for pl. permissi Deposited
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension with change in ground level to rear and wheelchair lift Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Dec 2026, from Bolton's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Documents 9

Statements & assessments 1

PDF GREEN BELT JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT Application Submission Details · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Other · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Other · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF LOCATION PLAN Application Submission Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LAYOUT Application Submission Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Application Submission Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Application Submission Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONS Application Submission Details · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £129,950 in November 2014. Terraced house, leasehold.

13 November 2014£129,950
30 May 2007£125,000
1 July 2005£92,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area89 m² (958 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, 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
BL5 3NS
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
agfplans

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
451decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15306698
Planning Portal ref
PP-15306698
Neighbours
23 Oct 2026
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
13 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 10 (VEHICULAR ACCESS DETAILS) ON APPLICATION 16770/23
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2025
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Proposed Unit 1 Land West Of Wingates Industrial Estate Off Chorley Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LY
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2025 Approved
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NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 16770/23 (TO ALTER TREE PLANTING DETAIL WITHIN THE…
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2024 Approved
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CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S191) FOR THE EXISTING USE OF DORMER AT REAR
19038/24
2024 Approved
Land At Chorley Road Wingates Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LZ
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 5 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE) ON APPLICATION 16770/23
18848/24
2024 Approved
Land At Chorley Road Wingates Westhoughton Bolton
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 2 & 3 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN) ON APPLICATION…
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18705/24
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.