Planning application
Land North Of Plodder Lane Plodder Lane Bolton BL4 0LA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION COMPRISING: (1) FULL PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF 164NO. DWELLINGS; AND (2) OUTLINE PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 86NO. DWELLINGS WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT ACCESS.
As published by the council, reference 00441/26
Application record
- Reference
- 00441/26
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Farnworth North
- Postcode
- BL4 0LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Bolton
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bolton took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham
Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
131 documents on file for this application
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- CARBON AND ENERGY CONSULTEE
- BUILT HERITAGE AND DESIGN (V2)
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SITE PLAN
- ENERGY REPORT
- ENERGY PROFORMA
- INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT
- CONNECTIVITY PLAN
- SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE PLAN
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL - METRIC
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ASSESSMENT
- SAP
- PROPOSED SITE ACCESS - GIRT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ROUTE AUDIT PLAN
- OPEN SPACE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE PLAN 01
- LANDSCAPE PLAN 02
- LANDSCAPE PLAN 03
- LANDSCAPE PLAN 04
- LANDSCAPE PLAN 05
- UNITED UTILITIES
- CONNECTIVITY PLAN
- TECHNICAL NOTE - DESIGN AND LAYOUT
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT LAYOUT
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT BOOKLET
- POLLUTION CONTROL
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- United Utilities Comment
- LANDSCAPE
- HIGHWAYS - AECOM REVIEW
- United Utilities
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
- GROUND GAS MONITORING RESULTS
- EDUCATION (PUPIL PLACE PLANNING)
- TfGM (Updated Comments)
- . Flood Risk Team.
- NHS (GM ICB)
- National Highways Comments
- BUILT HERITAGE AND DESIGN COMMENTS
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM (TAA)
- TREE AND WOODLAND COMMENTS
- GM POLICE - DESIGN BY SECURITY
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- Press Advert
- TfGM
- Greater Manchester Archaeology Advisory Service
- Active Travel
- STRATEGIC HOUSING
- Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
- Coal Authority
- Cadent Gas
- Mr Paul Hodges
- STRATEGIC HOUSING
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- Cycle Storage
- Street Scenes
- Storey Heights
- Refuse layout
- Parameters Plan
- Parking Plan
- Open Space Provision
- Materials Layout
- Location Plan
- House Type Compliance Booklet
- House Type Planning Booklet
- Finished Floor Level Plan
- Electric Vehicle Charging Layout
- DEMISE BOUNDARY TREATMENTS BOOKLET
- Affordable Homes Layout
- Boundary Treatments Layout
- Construction Management Plan
- Substation Plans
- Accesibility and Adaptability Statement
- Soils and Agricultural Report
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment
- Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan
- Biodiversity Net gain Design Stage Assessment
- Biodiversity Net gain Metric FULL
- Biodiversity Net gain Metric OUTLINE
- Biodiversity Net gain Metric COMBINED
- Crime Impact Statement
- Design & Access Statement
- Drainage appraisal
- Flood route plan
- Sustainable Drainage Strategy
- SW Catchment Plan
- Ecological Assessment
- Employment and Skills Statement
- Energy Report
- Energy and Carbon Proforma
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Health Impact Assessment
- Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment
- Open Space plan
- Landscape Proposal 1 of 5
- Landscape Proposal 2 of 5
- Landscape Proposal 3 of 5
- Landscape Proposal 4 of 5
- Landscape Proposal 5 of 5
- Landscape Strategy Plan
- Landscape and Visual Appraisal
- LVA appendix A
- LVA appendix B
- LVA appendix C Methodology
- LVA appendix D
- LVA appendix E
- Noise Assessment 1/2
- Noise Assessment 2/2
- Planning Statement
- Statement of community involvement
- Coal Mining Risk Assessment
- Phase I Geo-Environmental Assessment Report
- Phase II Geo-Environmental Assessment Report
- Site Layout
- Topographical Survey
- Transport Assessment
- PROPOSED SITE ACCESS PLAN GHOST ISLAND RIGHT TURN
- VISIBILITY PLAN
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS REFUSE VEHICLE
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS FIRE APPLIANCE
- Utilities Report
- Application form
- Cover letter
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bolton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bolton's median decision took 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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