Planning application
Land To East Of Old Fold Road Old Fold Road Bolton BL5 2BY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR ERECTION OF 9 NO. DWELLINGS
As published by the council, reference 01719/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01719/26
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton South
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Postcode
- BL5 2BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Bolton
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22 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Macmarshalls Ltd Agent, registered in Bolton
Active · incorporated 2019 · Bolton
143 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 74% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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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 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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