Planning application
Borsdane Farm Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
ERECTION OF 2 NO. AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO FORM A NEW DAIRY FARMING UNIT WITH ASSOCIATED FEED HOPPER AND WATER TANK. AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTER TANK AND DIGESTATE STORAGE TANK AND SLURRY TANK TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE ANAEROBIC DIGESTER EQUIPMENT AND A NEW ATTENUATION POND
As published by the council, reference 21047/25
Application record
- Reference
- 21047/25
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Postcode
- BL5 2DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Bolton
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2 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 March 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gary Hoerty Associates Agent, registered in Clitheroe
Active · incorporated 2002 · Clitheroe
47 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 76% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
44 documents on file for this application
- GREATER MANCHESTER ECOLOGY UNIT
- GREATER MANCHESTER ECOLOGY UNIT
- Press Advert
- Coal Authority
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- GMEU
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LIGHTING PLAN
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- Landscape comments
- Highways further comms
- Tree officer comments
- Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Highways Engineering
- coal comments
- . Flood Risk Team.
- Natural England
- LANDSCAPE VISUAL ASSESSMENT 1
- LANDSCAPE VISUAL ASSESSMENT 2
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY - CARBON AND ENERGY STATEMENT
- EMAIL TO AGENT; CHASING EOT DATE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- LEVELS AND SECTIONS REPORT
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SILAGE CLAMP
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- AD PLANT ENGINE PLAN
- AD PLANT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- PLANT PLAN VIEW
- SURFACE WATER AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS
- PERCOLATION REPORT
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