11 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET Data via plota.co.uk
01191/26 - Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Deposited
Proposal
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLINGHOUSE (C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY (C2) FOR 1NO. CHILD/YOUNG PERSON Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- BL5 2ET
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 24 Aug 2026
- Agent
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15008657
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
22 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AND EREC…
2023
Approved
12 Abbot Croft Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2ET
ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
2022
Approved
61 Southover Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HA
AMENDMENT TO 12127/21 FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION
2021
Approved
61 Southover Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HA
ERECTON OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR
2020
Approved
60 Southover Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HA
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SIDE DORMER.
2020
Approved
62 Southover Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2HA
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CARPORT AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE
2019
Approved
50 St Georges Avenue Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2EU
ERECTION OF SINGLE EXTENSIONS TO FRONT TOGETHER WITH TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#252 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Bolton is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 292. 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.
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Bolton decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 292
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #253 of 292
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #241 of 292
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #172 of 292
68%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
94 decided
981
Total decisions
191 refused in 2025
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11 Abbot Croft Bolton BL5 2ET