Westhoughton Town Hall Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AT

1. 16 Mar 2023

   Received by Bolton

2. 24 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Not development

4. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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• Westhoughton Town Hall Library Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AT

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  PROVISION OF A NEW AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING MECHANICAL SERVICES TO BUILDING

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• 22 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AN

  18351/24 Submitted 3 Jun 2024 28m away

  PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM SALON (CLASS E(c)) TO FORM AN ADDITIONAL RETAIL UNIT (CLASS E(a)) AND SALON (CLASS E(c)) TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 19 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AH

  15222/22 Submitted 28 Dec 2022 32m away

  CHANGE OF USE FROM A SHOP WITH RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION ABOVE TO A CAFE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND SELF CONTAINED FLAT ABOVE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS.

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension 9 docs
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• White Lion 2 Market Street Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3AN

  00090/26 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 39m away

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND EXTENSION TO BEER GARDEN TOGETHER WITH WIDENING OF ACCESS TO CAR PARK AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
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• White Lion 2 Market Street Bolton BL5 3AN

  01227/26 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 47m away

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  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND EXTENSION TO BEER GARDEN TOGETHER WITH WIDENING OF ACCESS TO CAR PARK AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

  Awaiting decision Extension 10 docs
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• 00832/26 Granted

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  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF REAR EXTERNAL DOOR

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• 00838/26 Granted

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  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ENLARGEMENT TO REAR OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH PARTIAL CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM.

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• 00840/26 Granted

  72 Aldercroft Avenue Bolton BL2 5AD

  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR REMOVAL OF EXISTING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF DRIVEWAY AND CREATION OF VEHICLE ACCESS.

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  28 Masefield Road Bolton BL3 1NQ

  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

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