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01575/26 - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Deposited
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness existing (S191) for continued use of HMO for 6 no. occupants Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Application Submission Details · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Form · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE SUPPORTING REPORT Application Submission Details · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF EXISTING PLANS Application Submission Details · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Farnworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
BL4 7RE
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Farnworth North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DnA Group

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15188619
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2019 Withdrawn
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings