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Stepping Stones Nursery Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AH

00660/26Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM NURSERY TO COMMUNITY CENTRE, MADRASSAH WITH ANCILLARY PRAYER ROOM TO GRADE II* LISTED BUILDING.

Received
9 April 2026
Decision due
21 May 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Smithills
Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated26 Oct
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (17)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at Stepping Stones Nursery Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 6AH. Bolton has handled 99 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Smithills. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

94% of heritage 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
BL1 6AH
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 October 2026
Consultation expiry
6 May 2026
Consultation start
13 April 2026
Consultation end
4 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 May 2026
Last date for comments
4 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
Architect profile
RA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Agent address
Suite 4, The White House 42-44 Chorley New Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 4AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
6 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14846542
Documents
17
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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  1. 2026
    9 Apr

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  2. 2026
    9 Apr

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