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Land North Of Saint Bartholomew Street Nelson Street Bolton BL3 2JW

00722/26Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT YARD AREA TO CAR SALES (SUI GENERIS) TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF PORTAKABIN AND BOUNDARY FENCE.

Received
20 April 2026
Decision due
3 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 21 October 2026
Ward
Great Lever
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated14 Oct
  3. Consult.27 Jul
  4. Target3 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 27 July.

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land North Of Saint Bartholomew Street Nelson Street Bolton BL3 2JW. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,690 applications in total for the BL3 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
BL3 2JW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 October 2026
Consultation expiry
27 July 2026
Consultation start
6 July 2026
Consultation end
27 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 July 2026
Last date for comments
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
QamArchitecture
Agent address
40-42 Carr Road Nelson BB9 7SP

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury

Additional information

Documents
13
Constraints
12

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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