242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL
Approved on 20 March 2019
Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL OUTLET (CLASS A1) TO DANCE/THEATRE SCHOOL (CLASS D1)
- Received
- 21 January 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Tonge With The Haulgh
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated25 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Mar
- TargetTarget Date21 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 242 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QL. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Application details
- Postcode
- BL2 2QL
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- 105871
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 January 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 21 March 2019
- Consultation start
- 21 February 2019
- Consultation end
- 21 March 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 31 January 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 23 February 2019
- Last date for comments
- 23 February 2019
- Target decision date
- 21 March 2019
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 23 February 2019
- Site notice end
- 23 February 2019
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07565022
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 8
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 (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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Jan
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR FROM ANCILLARY DANCE STUDIO (CLASS E) TO 1 NO…
PendingFull Planning Permission00126/26 - 202615 Jan
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN, 3 NO. PROJECTING SIGN, 6 NO…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent00075/26 - 202615 Jan
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM DANCE STUDIO TO CONVENIENCE STORE (CLASS E)
ApprovedFull Planning Permission00074/26
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