Land To Rear Of Units B1 B2 C1 At Europa Trading Estate Stoneclough Road Stoneclough Radcliffe Bolton M26 1GG Data via plota.co.uk

01869/26 - Full Planning Permission Deposited

Proposal

Installation of material to create hardsurfacing, use of the land for storage of containers and open storage, erection of 2.59m high timber boundary fence and 2.4m high weldmesh fencing, along with means of access and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Dec 2026 and 15 Jan 2027, from Bolton's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 337 m away: Moses Gate; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Kearsley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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
M26 1GG
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Kearsley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Domus Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides commercial and major works by day 80.

Day 872 days to the predicted decision (day 80)
32%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

53 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15303098
Planning Portal ref
PP-15303098
Neighbours
20 Oct 2026
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 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