Starbucks Drive Thru Manchester Road Bolton BL5 3JP Data via plota.co.uk

00734/26 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Siting of various signage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Consultation
5 May 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Westhoughton built-up area; Green belt about 47 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 6

Last sold for £330,000 in May 2025. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

6 May 2025£330,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
21 June 2021£320,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 December 2010£192,500
20 October 2008£97,500
26 June 1998£36,000
18 December 1997£42,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BL5 3JP
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Parish
Westhoughton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
NIS Signs (Leicester) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 62% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
39decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14860464
Planning Portal ref
PP-14860464
Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
26 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.