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Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor planning approval rate

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor ward in Bolton has a 87.3% approval rate based on 221 planning decisions. Bolton overall: 85.3%.

Last updated: September 2026

87.3%
ward approval rate
221
Decisions
193
Approved
28
Refused
85.3%
Bolton average

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is broadly in line with the Bolton average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor compares

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor ward (221 decided)
87.3%
Bolton overall (4,921 decided)
85.3%
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Recent decisions in Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF PART SINGLE, PART TWO STOREY · Tue 18 Aug 2026
Refused
ERECTION OF 1 NO. POOLHOUSE AND CORRIDOR EXTENSION. · Mon 17 Aug 2026
Approved
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND ERECTION OF PORCH, TWO STOREY SIDE AND SINGLE · Wed 12 Aug 2026
Refused
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSIONS WITH JULIET BALCONY · Tue 04 Aug 2026
Approved
ERECTION OF FRONT EXTENSION, PORCH AND CONVERSION OF LOFT TO HABITABLE ROOM WITH · Mon 03 Aug 2026
Approved

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