Woodside Turton Road Bolton BL7 9AE Data via plota.co.uk

01616/26 - Works to a tree with a TPO Approved

Proposal

Pruning of 3no. Beech trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve about 290 m away: Upper Bradshaw Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) built-up area; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 4

Last sold for £1,125,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

30 October 2024£1,125,000
9 October 2023£975,000
10 April 2015£665,500
6 July 1998£230,000

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
Works to a tree with a TPO
Postcode
BL7 9AE
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Bromley Cross
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbworks

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 25 days faster than Bolton's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
213decided in the last year

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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15205350
Planning Portal ref
PP-15205350
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 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

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