Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park Bolton BL1 6PQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Pruning of 1 no. beech, sycamore and hazel coppice Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
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
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Postcode
- BL1 6PQ
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Astley Bridge
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ground Control
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, 18 days faster than Bolton's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 27 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15097195
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15097195
- Consultation
- 23 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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