815 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AG
Decided
00335/26
Description
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 15780/23 TO INCREASE REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION BY 900MM
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ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING REAR DORMER WI...
815 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AG
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
20 Newland Drive Bolton BL5 1DR
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.
Historical activity at this location
9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
2 Duchy Avenue Bolton BL5 1AR
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF 6 FOOT FENCE ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY.
2025
With conditions
813 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AG
ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO SIDE AND A SINGLE STOREY EXTE…
2022
With conditions
819 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AG
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE/REAR
2022
With conditions
882 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AA
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR…
2020
With conditions
870 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AA
ERECTION OF DORMER AT REAR
2018
With conditions
860 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AA
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE, FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR AND REAR DORME…
2016
Refused
870 St Helens Road Bolton BL5 1AA
RETENTION OF THIRD FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR INCLUDING JULIET BALCONY AND FLAT ROOF REAR EX…
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#252 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Bolton is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 292. 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.
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Bolton decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #246 of 292
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #253 of 292
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #241 of 292
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #172 of 292
68%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
94 decided
981
Total decisions
191 refused in 2025