Planning application
Land At Former Horwich Loco Industrial Estate Fettlers Way Bolton BL6 5UE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 91352/14 TO AMEND WORDING ON CONDITION 7 (APPROVED PLANS), 26 (ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT PLAN), 38 (DESIGN CODE) AND 39 (DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT)
As published by the council, reference 00794/26
Application record
- Reference
- 00794/26
- Type
- Non-Material Change to Existing Appn
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Horwich South & Blackrod
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BL6 5UE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Bolton
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve subject to conditions
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24 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING) FOR THE GROUND ENGINEERING AND REMEDIATION WORKS TO ENABLE CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM INCLUDING SURACE CAR PARK (TEMPORARY), NEW OPEN SPACE INCLUDING CREATION OF COMMUNITY PARK, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND INFORMAL SPORTS PITCH, LANDSCAPING, ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14
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Land At The Former Horwich Loco Industrial Estate, Phase 2 Chorley New Road Horwich Bolton
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