Veolia Es (Uk) Ltd Turton Street Bolton BL1 2TF Data via plota.co.uk

21424/25 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing workshop and installation of pallisade boundary fencing and formation of area to hardstanding to accomodate sub-station. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Consultation
20 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI about 454 m away: Tonge River Section SSSI; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) built-up area; Air quality management area about 21 m away: Bolton AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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.

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BL1 2SZ
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Halliwell
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 22 days slower than Bolton's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 69% of full applications here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14477341
Planning Portal ref
PP-14477341
Neighbours
20 Nov 2025
Consultation
20 Nov 2025
Comments by
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Jan 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