Planning application
The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
LOWERING OF EXISTING BOUNDARY FENCE TOGETHER WITH PLANTING BEHIND BOUNDARY
As published by the council, reference 01311/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01311/26
- Type
- Householder Application for pl. permissi
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Astley Bridge
- Postcode
- BL1 7JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bolton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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00544/26 Refused
The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ
RETROSPECTIVE ERECTION OF COMPOSITE FENCING ABOVE EXISTING STONE WALL AS BOUNDARY TREATMENT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Bolton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- tree officer comments
- Highways Engineering
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- SITE PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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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 decided householder applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The Elms 717 Blackburn Road Bolton BL1 7JJ
RETROSPECTIVE ERECTION OF COMPOSITE FENCING ABOVE EXISTING STONE WALL AS BOUNDARY TREATMENT
Refused Householder 5 docsDomestic -
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Decided Conditions 4 docs -
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PART A : - PRUNING OF 8NO. LIME AND FELLING OF 1NO BEECH PART B : - FELLING OF 1NO. LIME AND 2NO. BIRCH
Refused Trees 3 docs -
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Decided Extension 4 docs -
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Decided Extension 4 docs
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