Planning application
Bolton Arena Arena Approach Bolton BL6 6LB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
ERECTION OF 3 NO. PADEL COURTS TOGETHER WITH BOUNDARY TREATMENT, CANOPY, FLOODLIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING.
As published by the council, reference 00905/26
Application record
- Reference
- 00905/26
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subject to conditions
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Horwich South & Blackrod
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
- Postcode
- BL6 6LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Bolton
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve subject to conditions
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Deposited.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
- comments UUPLC
- comments UUPLC
- Horwich Town Council
- Pollution Control
- . Flood Risk Team.
- . Flood Risk Team.
- Technical Note - Night time use
- Response to Pollution Control comments
- Tree Officer
- Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
- comments EA
- SPORTS ENGLAND
- Press Advert
- Pollution Control
- Highways Engineering
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- Coal Authority
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- SUDS PROFORMA
- DRAINAGE VOLUME CALCULATIONS
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- BNG METRIC
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- COVER LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- LANDSCAPE PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- BNG REPORT
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT 01
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT 02
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD MAP
- LIGHTING SPILL DIAGRAM 01
- LIGHTING SPILL DIAGRAM 02
- LIGHTING IMPACT ASSESSMENT 01
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- CIL FORM
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Bolton granted permission on 9 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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