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12 Churchgate Bolton BL1 1HL

14350/22Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 14 November 2022

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP (CLASS E) TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY STACK AND INTERNAL FIREPLACE, INSERTION OF REPLACEMENT INTERNAL STAIR, INTERNAL REFURBISHMENT, INSERTION OF REPLACEMENT STRUCTURAL BEAM TO FRONTAGE, NEW WINDOWS TO SIDE ELEVATION AND REPAIRS TO BUILDING.

Received
1 August 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Lever
Agent
Seven Architecture
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Aug
  4. Target9 Nov
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 12 Churchgate Bolton BL1 1HL. Bolton has handled 99 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Churchgate conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

94% of heritage 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 1HL
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 August 2022
Consultation expiry
25 August 2022
Consultation start
4 August 2022
Consultation end
25 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start
3 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
24 August 2022
Last date for comments
25 August 2022
Target decision date
9 November 2022
Permission expires
14 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Seven Architecture
Architect profile
SEVEN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
1.3 Waulk Mill 51 Bengal St Manchester M4 6LN

Planning decision

Statutory period
100 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 August 2022
Advertisement expiry
24 August 2022
Site notice end
25 August 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11406162
Documents
20
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    8 Feb

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION) ON APPLICATION 14350/22

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15428/23
  2. 2022
    1 Aug

    CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP (CLASS E) TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY STACK AND INTERNAL…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside14349/22
  3. 2022
    1 Aug

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP (CLASS E) TO RESTAURANT (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH REMOVAL…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent14350/22

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