What is pre-application advice?
We are currently experiencing a high volume of pre-application enquiries, which is resulting in longer response times than we would ordinarily expect. We are working to progress all enquiries as efficiently as possible and appreciate your patience during this time. For enquiries that have been outstanding for a prolonged period, please contact planning.control@bolton.gov.uk. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Pre-Application Advice Service Update
We offer advice on your proposals before you submit a planning application.
This is useful to:
- establish whether the principle of development is likely to be supported
- ensure the proposal is delivering our objectives of securing regeneration and high-quality development in Bolton
- save time and cost by influencing development before the application is submitted rather than trying to implement suggested changes at a later stage
We will provide you with a written response covering:
- the planning history of the site, together with some analysis of this where relevant
- details of any statutory designations applying to the site, such as conservation areas, listed buildings, protected trees and sites of special scientific interest
- the text of relevant planning policies applying to the site, together with other planning and technical requirements such as space standards or relevant sections of any supplementary planning documents
- advice on the plans and supporting information necessary to provide a valid planning application
- advice on the procedure, consultation arrangements and estimated timescale for processing the application
- informal and without prejudice advice on whether the submitted proposal is likely to satisfy our planning policies after taking any material considerations into account
- if the proposal cannot be supported in its current form, some advice will be provided as to how it could be made acceptable, where possible
- advice on any potential planning obligation (S106) and non-standard conditions, together with advice on minimising conditions