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Councillors back plans to replace squatter-hit bungalow with family home
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (336+ words) Horwich Town councillors have voiced support for plans to demolish a bungalow that has reportedly been occupied by squatters and replace it with a new family home. The latest proposal follows the withdrawal of an earlier application and a subsequent…...
Application submitted to build three homes on green belt land near Blackrod
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (400+ words) Plans have been submitted for three new homes on green belt land near Horwich and Blackrod. Sheila Price applied on August 19 for permission in principle to build three new homes on land adjacent to 485 Manchester Road, Blackrod. Permission in principle…...
Pensioner ‘terrified’ to sleep as mystery scratching noises plague home for two years
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (504+ words) Every night, Christine Smith dreads going to bed. The 74-year-old has lived in the same social housing in Little Hulton for 40 years, and in that time has spent thousands to turn the place into a real home. But for the…...
Planning officers urge rejection of 'overly dominant' green belt home extension
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (313+ words) The dwelling as it currently appears (Image: Bolton Council) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the Bolton area. Planning officers have recommended councillors reject plans for an extension. Mrs Sumaiyya Hafeji submitted plans for a two-storey…...
Westhoughton green belt homes rejected by councillors
1+ week, 4+ day ago (346+ words) Westhoughton town councillors have rejected plans for nine new homes on green belt land. The plans were submitted at the end of July, requesting permission in principal to build nine new homes on land adjacent to 649 Chorley Road. But town…...
Councillors anger over Bowlands Hey landscaping with 'cheap' boundary work
1+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) Westhoughton councillors have criticised the boundary work at the Bowlands Hey estate as "cheap." The application relates to phase five of the Bowlands Hey development, off The Fairways, where permission has been granted for 183 homes. The boundary works have now…...
Retrospective permission sought for building standing 10 years at listed home
1+ week, 6+ day ago (274+ words) Retrospective permission has been sought for a building on the grounds of a Grade II listed Little Lever property. Tony Dudley submitted the application on August 6 for a 'single storey domestic building' on the grounds of Grade II listed Ladyshore…...
Developer behind huge golf course and housing schemes knocked back on £583M takeover
1+ week, 6+ day ago (470+ words) A developer behind some of the biggest projects underway in Bolton has had its £583M takeover of another huge developer rejected. Peel Group, known to people across Bolton as the force behind the Hulton Park luxury golf course and Lea Hall…...
Plans submitted for nine new homes on green belt land near two towns
2+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Plans have been submitted for nine new dwellings between Westhoughton and Blackrod. Mr & Mrs Seema & Mahadev Khade applied on July 30 for permission in principle for the creation of nine new dwellings on land adjacent to 649 Chorley Road, Westhoughton, Bolton. The…...
Owners of old bank issued enforcement notice for alterations on historic building
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (449+ words) The owners of a former bank building in Farnworth have been given 28 days to either apply for retrospective planning permission or remove an unauthorised structure. Bolton Council Planning Enforcement officers visited the former NatWest building at 121 Market Street on June…...