Shakespeare Hotel 1 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN
Refused on 27 March 2026
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Proposal
SITING OF NO.1 FASCIA SIGN ON FRONT ELEVATION AND NO.3 NON-ILLUMINATED POSTERS ON SIDE BUILDING AND FENCE
- Received
- 3 February 2026
- Ward
- Farnworth South
- Agent
- MKW Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation6 Mar
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Shakespeare Hotel 1 Glynne Street Bolton BL4 7DN. Bolton has handled 251 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Farnworth South. We hold 270 applications in total for the BL4 postcode area.
83% of advertising 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
- The proposed signage by reason of its design and siting is out of keeping with the character and appearance of the building and causes harm to the Grade II listed asset and its setting contrary to Policies JP-P1 and JP-P2 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BL4 7DN
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 13 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MKW Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- MKW ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- Suite 51, Earl Business Centre Dowry Street Oldham OL8 2PF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 February 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14673656
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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