28 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG

Decided 21613/25
Council
Bolton 2.4/10
Date received
29 Dec 2025
Date validated
29 Dec 2025
Postcode
BL3 2EG

Description

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 4 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 4 OCCUPANTS

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35 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG

ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF FRONT AND REAR DORMER.

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 With conditions
35 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW BOUNDARY WALL
18533/24
2022 With conditions
13 Brook Hey Avenue Bolton BL3 2EQ
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY WRAPAROUND EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR
14247/22
2022 With conditions
62 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
ERECTION OF A PART TWO STOREY/PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
13552/22
2021 With conditions
9 Skelwith Avenue Bolton BL3 2EJ
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND CA…
12014/21
2020 With conditions
24 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
07828/20
2020 With conditions
29 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
ERECTION OF PORCH AT FRONT, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND DORMER AT REAR
07708/20
2018 With conditions
3 Brook Hey Avenue Bolton BL3 2EQ
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND PITCHED ROOF TO EXISTING EXTENSION.
03095/18
2017 With conditions
46 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT CLINIC-DOCTORS SURGERY (CLASS D1) TO RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HOUSE…
02408/17
2017 With conditions
Brooklyn Hotel Green Lane Bolton BL3 2EF
FELLING OF DEAD TREE AND GROUP OF MIXED SELF-SEEDED SAPLINGS AND PRUNING OF ONE SYCAMORE…
01216/17
2016 With conditions
60 Greenland Road Bolton BL3 2EG
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS AT R…
97229/16
2016 Approved
8 Brook Hey Avenue Bolton BL3 2EQ
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SID…
96769/16
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#252 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings