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134 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2DP

01095/26Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 10 August 2026

1 reason for refusal

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (CLASS C3) TO 5 NO. BEDROOM HMO (CLASS C4) FOR 5 OCCUPANTS

Received
15 June 2026
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
Paul Butler Associates
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.6 Jul
  4. Target27 Jul
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 134 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2DP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application 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 proposed development, by reason of the limited outlook and usable floorspace available for bedroom 5, would not provide a high standard of amenity for future residents contrary to Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan and Policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL2 2DP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
6 July 2026
Consultation start
15 June 2026
Consultation end
6 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 July 2026
Last date for comments
6 July 2026
Target decision date
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Paul Butler Associates
Agent address
31 Blackfriars Road Salford M3 7AQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Lisa Kingsbury
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14986170
Documents
10
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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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