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233 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR

00114/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 1 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 4NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF DOOR AT THE REAR

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 233 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would provide poor levels of outlook and natural light to the dining area and would not provide a high standard communal living area for future occupants contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone, CG4 of Boltons Core Strategy and the NPPF.
  2. The proposal would provide poor levels of outlook and natural light to bedroom 2 that would be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the future occupant and would not provide a high standard of amenity contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone, CG4 of Boltons Core Strategy and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL2 2HR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 March 2026
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026
Permission expires
1 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
HAD & Co
Agent address
Unit 3 Salisbury House St Stephen Street Salford M3 6AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14634140
Documents
13
Constraints
33

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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