The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lowering of existing boundary fence together with planting behind boundary Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
As of 1 Oct 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 85, past the statutory target. 92% of extensions in Bolton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
316 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15087965
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15087965
- Neighbours
- 17 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 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.
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