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55 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1DR

00041/26Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 12 June 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM GROUND FLOOR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (SUI GENERIS) TO COMMERCIAL USE (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 1 NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT.

Received
2 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target7 Jun
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 144 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 55 Bradshawgate Bolton BL1 1DR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Silverwell Street and Wood Street conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BL1 1DR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
5 March 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Consultation end
10 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
5 March 2026
Target decision date
7 June 2026
Permission expires
12 June 2029

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
NU FIT DESIGN LTD
Agent address
Hollinwood Avenue Chadderton M40 0JB

Planning decision

Statutory period
139 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
11 February 2026
Site notice end
5 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
19
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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