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Former Turner Bridge Works Mill Hill Street Bolton BL2 2AB

06684/19Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 December 2019

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF FORMER ENGINEERING WORKS (CLASS B2) TO STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION USE (CLASS B8), INCLUDING ANCILLARY TRADE COUNTER AND OFFICES, TOGETHER WITH THE SITING OF TWO PORTABLE BUILDINGS.

Received
8 August 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
Caulmert Ltd
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target6 Dec
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 120 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Turner Bridge Works Mill Hill Street Bolton BL2 2AB. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 9 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. 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 2AB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
District
123935

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2019
Consultation expiry
30 November 2019
Consultation start
20 August 2019
Consultation end
17 September 2019
Neighbour consultation start
20 August 2019
Neighbour consultation end
30 November 2019
Last date for comments
30 November 2019
Target decision date
6 December 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Caulmert Ltd
Architect profile
CAULMERT LIMITED
Agent address
8 St Georges Court Altrincham Business Park Dairyhouse Lane Altrincham WA14 5UA

Planning decision

Statutory period
120 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 November 2019
Site notice end
30 November 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08052491
Documents
11
Constraints
16

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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