Land At Harrowby Street Harrowby Street Bolton BL4 7BH Data via plota.co.uk

01731/26 - Prior Notification Telecoms Deposited

Proposal

Installation of 1no. 20 meter monopole mast together with 6no. Antennas, 1no. 300mm dish and 3no. Cabinets with ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from Bolton's recent prior approvals. Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 153 m away: Farnworth Park; Inside the Farnworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
Prior Notification Telecoms
Postcode
BL4 7BH
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Farnworth South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LIPS Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides prior approvals by day 40.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
84decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15226943
Neighbours
23 Sept 2026
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 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