Horwich South & Blackrod planning approval rate
Horwich South & Blackrod ward in Bolton has a 87.5% approval rate based on 32 planning decisions. Bolton overall: 87.8%.
Last updated: April 2026
87.5%
ward approval rate
32
Decisions
28
Approved
4
Refused
87.8%
Bolton average
Horwich South & Blackrod is broadly in line with the Bolton average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Horwich South & Blackrod compares
Horwich South & Blackrod ward
87.5%
Bolton overall
87.8%
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Recent decisions in Horwich South & Blackrod
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND PORCH AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EX · Mon 22 Sep 2025
PRIOR APPROVAL APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE SLURRY TOW · Mon 10 Jun 2024
ERECTION OF PORCH TO FRONT · Fri 11 Aug 2023
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR · Wed 01 Feb 2023
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,753 decisions.