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359A Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BL

00120/26Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE FACILITY/HOME (CLASS C2) FOR UP TO 3 NO. CHILDREN/YOUNG PERSONS

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Agent
Graham Lea Architecture
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 359A Manchester Road Bolton BL6 5BL. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Horwich South & Blackrod. We hold 398 applications in total for the BL6 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
BL6 5BL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blackrod Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
16 February 2026
Consultation start
26 January 2026
Consultation end
16 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 February 2026
Last date for comments
16 February 2026
Target decision date
6 March 2026
Permission expires
20 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Graham Lea Architecture
Architect profile
GRAHAM LEA ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Office 1-3 Newlands House, 60 Chainhouse Lane Whitestake Preston PR4 4LG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14638174
Documents
5
Constraints
1

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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