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Premier 242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL

00074/26Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 March 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DANCE STUDIO TO CONVENIENCE STORE (CLASS E)

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
Barnab Limited
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target26 Feb
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Premier 242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Tonge With The Haulgh. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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
BL2 2QL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
23 March 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Consultation end
23 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
23 March 2026
Target decision date
26 February 2026
Permission expires
4 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Barnab Limited
Agent address
41A St Stephens Terrace London England SW81DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14624654
Documents
13
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

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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    15 Jan

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