Victoria Farm Cottage 498 Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9PR

1. 12 Jan 2026

   Received by Bolton

2. 23 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• Tingle Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

  00591/26 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 56m away

  DEMOLITION OF UPPER STOREY AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY DWELLING

  Granted Householder Demolition 28 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Between Cox Green Road And Blackburn Road Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9QE

  00808/26 Submitted 5 May 2026 117m away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul

  ERECTION OF 28NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

  Awaiting decision Full applications 59 docs
  Major scheme

• Walmsley Unitarian Chapel Blackburn Road Egerton Bolton BL7 9PR

  14946/22 Submitted 7 Nov 2022 173m away

  FELLING OF 10 NO. ASH

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 12 Dimple Park Egerton Bolton BL7 9QE

  18938/24 Submitted 10 Sep 2024 192m away

  ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH BALCONY TO REAR TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND SOLAR PANELS

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• Dimple Hall Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

  00967/26 Submitted 27 May 2026 315m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul

  PRUNING OF 4 NO. BEECH.

  Decided Trees 4 docs

• Dimple Hall East Cox Green Road Bolton BL7 9RA

  01333/26 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 315m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

  FELL 7 NO. SYCAMORES

  Awaiting decision 10 docs

• 00386/26 Refused

  Braemar Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BW

  ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR, TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT WITH BAY WINDOWS, CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF HEIGHT AND REAR DORMER

  4 Mar 2026 Householder
• 00338/26 Granted

  161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER, AND APPLICATION OF RENDER AND TIMBER CLADDING

  24 Feb 2026 Householder
• 00598/26 Granted

  45 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

  ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION.

  31 Mar 2026 Householder
• 00841/26 Granted

  20 Harpford Drive Bolton BL2 6TW

  ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

  11 May 2026 Householder
• 00891/26 Granted

  56 Platt Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 4JU

  ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

  15 May 2026 Householder