Units A And B At Rear Of 365 Chorley Road Bolton BL5 3NA Data via plota.co.uk

01312/26 - Full Planning Permission Deposited

Proposal

Erection of smart repair unit, photography canopy together with installation of palisade fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

17 Jul 2026

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Validated

31 Aug 2026

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Consultation

1 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Oct 2026 and 8 Nov 2026, from Bolton's recent commercial premises. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

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Documents 9

Site constraints 1

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: BL5 3NA
Received: 17 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Aug 2026
Ward: Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Parish: Westhoughton Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: ANW Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides commercial premises by day 59.

prediction

Day 1445 days to the predicted decision (day 59)

49%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

75decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15090290
Neighbours: 1 Sept 2026
Consultation: 1 Sept 2026
Comments by: 22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

Corges Cottage Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NT

ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

14126/22 8 Feb 2023

2022 Approved

Unit P Dodd Lane Business Park Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NA

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM B8 (STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION) TO B2 (GEN…

13278/22 12 Jan 2023

2020 Refused

Units P And Q The Yard Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NU

CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION TO DANCE AND FITNESS STUDIO

10055/20 3 Mar 2021

2020 Withdrawn

Unit H J And K Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NA

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2020 Approved

Unit T Dodd Lane Industrial Estate Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NU

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09150/20 23 Nov 2020

2019 Approved

The Yard Dodd Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3NU

ALTERATION AND CONVERSION OF OFFICE/WORKSHOP/WAREHOUSE INTO SMALLER STORAGE AND DISTRIBUT…

06860/19 20 Jan 2020

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