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53 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP

01539/26Full Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 12 October 2026

Council decision: Withdrawn by the applicant

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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 VACANT PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO 12 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 12 NO. OCCUPANTS

Received
24 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 3 November 2026
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
Caroline Tamworth Planning
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 53 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 49 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 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
BL1 2PP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Consultation expiry
29 September 2026
Consultation start
24 August 2026
Consultation end
23 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
14 September 2026
Last date for comments
14 September 2026
Target decision date
12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Caroline Tamworth Planning
Agent address
39 Lee Street Uppermill Oldham OL3 6AE

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Williams
Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 September 2026
Advertisement expiry
29 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15178072
Documents
18
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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