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St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

Refused Salford PA/2025/0538 Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of 26 solar panels to the south side roof

As published by the council, reference PA/2025/0538

Application record

Reference
PA/2025/0538
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
4 Apr 2025
Validated
4 Apr 2025
Decided
14 Jul 2025
Ward
Swinton Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M27 8XS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Salford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • OTH/2026/0680 Decided

    St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

    Request for confirmation of compliance of condition 4 (Method statement) attached to planning permission PA/2025/0538

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • NOT/2024/1464 Withdrawn

    St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

    An application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of 26 x 22kg solar panels to the south side pitched roof of the church.

    Decided 28 Oct 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Apr 2025

    Received by Salford

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • OTH/2026/0680 Decided

    St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

    Request for confirmation of compliance of condition 4 (Method statement) attached to planning permission PA/2025/0538

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • OTH/2026/0053 Decided

    St Johns Church, Bolton Rd, Pendlebury, Salford, M27 8XS

    Request for confirmation of compliance of condition 4 (Method Statement) attached to appeal decision APP/U4230/W/25/3371442 (planning permission PA/2025/0538)

    Decided 11 Mar 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Salford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

    OTH/2026/0680 Submitted 12 May 2026 50 yards away

    Request for confirmation of compliance of condition 4 (Method statement) attached to planning permission PA/2025/0538

    Decided Conditions 13 docs
  • St Johns Church, Bolton Rd, Pendlebury, Salford, M27 8XS

    OTH/2026/0053 Submitted 14 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Request for confirmation of compliance of condition 4 (Method Statement) attached to appeal decision APP/U4230/W/25/3371442 (planning permission PA/2025/0538)

    Decided Conditions 4 docs
  • St Johns Church, Bolton Road, Swinton, M27 8XS

    NOT/2024/1464 Submitted 16 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    An application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of 26 x 22kg solar panels to the south side pitched roof of the church.

    Withdrawn Prior approval 3 docs
  • 72 Bolton Road Pendlebury

    02/43705/HH Submitted 13 Feb 2002 50 yards away

    Erection of two storey side extension

    Granted Householder Extension
    Domestic
  • 24 Parksway, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 4JL

    PA/2026/0765 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    Erection of a part single-storey part two-storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
    Small domestic
  • 24 Westwood Drive, Swinton, M27 4JJ

    21/77455/HH Submitted 14 Apr 2021 100 yards away

    Erection of first floor rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
    Domestic

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