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Carpark To Rear 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH

00048/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 14 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM CAR PARK TO CAR WASH AND VALETING FACILITY.

Received
9 January 2026
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
James Campbell Associates Ltd
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target14 Jun
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Carpark To Rear 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 186 days, 19 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 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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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of the proposed use, design and appearance, the proposals are not considered to be in keeping with the character of the streetscene and would not comprise high quality design, therefore contrary to Policy RA1 of the Core Strategy and JP-P1 of PfE and General Design SPD and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework (Section 12).
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed change of use to a car wash, by reason of its location and the surrounding highway network, would not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety and capacity, as required by Policy JP-C8 of PfE and paragraph 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL3 6HH
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Consultation end
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
14 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
James Campbell Associates Ltd
Agent address
Campbell House 173 Rochdale Road Firgrove Milnrow Rochdale OL16 3BN

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury
Statutory period
131 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14602784
Documents
12
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

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