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Hairshop 299 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QN

15308/23Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 March 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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 SHOP WITH LIVING ACCOMMODATION TO ONE DWELLINGHOUSE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF REAR DORMER EXTENSION.

Received
18 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent
PCE Designs Ltd
  1. Received18 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Hairshop 299 Ainsworth Lane Bolton BL2 2QN. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. 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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Application details

Postcode
BL2 2QN
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2023
Consultation expiry
17 February 2023
Consultation start
27 January 2023
Consultation end
17 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
27 January 2023
Neighbour consultation end
17 February 2023
Last date for comments
17 February 2023
Target decision date
10 March 2023
Permission expires
22 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
PCE Designs Ltd
Architect profile
PCE DESIGNS LIMITED
Agent address
40 Queensway Euxton Chorley PR7 6PW

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11857623
Documents
5
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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