38 Southfield Drive Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2PP

1. 30 Jul 2024

   Received by Bolton

2. 12 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Approve subject to conditions

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 203 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AJ

  18117/24 Submitted 25 Apr 2024 230m away

  CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR TO FORM 3NO BED SELF CONTAINED FLAT INCLUDING CONVERSION OF LOFT AND INSTALLATION OF SKYLIGHTS TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, EXTERNAL STAIRCASE AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

  Refused Full applications Extension 6 docs

• 49 Broadwalk Bolton BL5 2AA

  01418/26 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 230m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.99M LONG; 3.30M MAX HEIGHT; 2.90M EAVES HEIGHT)

  Awaiting decision Extension 8 docs

• 49 Broadwalk Bolton BL5 2AA

  01132/26 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 230m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

  PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (3.99M LONG; 3.42M MAX HEIGHT; 3.06M EAVES HEIGHT)

  Decided Extension 8 docs

• 33 Townsfield Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2PE

  07254/19 Submitted 1 Nov 2019 253m away

  PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.0M LONG; 3.2M MAX HEIGHT; 2.5M EAVES HEIGHT)

  Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs

• 180 Wigan Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2AG

  19019/24 Submitted 24 Sep 2024 259m away

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

  Granted Householder Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Charlock Avenue Westhoughton Bolton BL5 2EF

  07108/19 Submitted 14 Oct 2019 282m away

  ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE/FRONT EXTENSION.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 00386/26 Refused

  Braemar Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BW

  ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR, TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT WITH BAY WINDOWS, CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ROOM TOGETHER WITH ALTERATIONS TO ROOF HEIGHT AND REAR DORMER

  4 Mar 2026 Householder
• 00338/26 Granted

  161 Thicketford Road Bolton BL2 2NA

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RAISING OF ROOF AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER, AND APPLICATION OF RENDER AND TIMBER CLADDING

  24 Feb 2026 Householder
• 00598/26 Granted

  45 Woodvale Avenue Bolton BL3 3HF

  ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF REAR DORMER TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION.

  31 Mar 2026 Householder
• 00841/26 Granted

  20 Harpford Drive Bolton BL2 6TW

  ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

  11 May 2026 Householder
• 00891/26 Granted

  56 Platt Hill Avenue Bolton BL3 4JU

  ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.

  15 May 2026 Householder