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Bank Street Unitarian Chapel Crown Street Bolton BL1 2RU

16124/23Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 September 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE TO EXISTING BASEMENT UNIT FROM B1 USE TO PUBLIC WORSHIP F1(F) TOGETHER WITH RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING CHAPEL TO INCLUDE UPDATED TOILET FACILITIES AND A PROPOSED INTERNAL STAIRCASE WITH ACCESSIBLE LIFT TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE BASEMENT.

Received
6 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
  1. Received6 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.2 Aug
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bank Street Unitarian Chapel Crown Street Bolton BL1 2RU. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Deansgate conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 2RU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2023
Consultation expiry
15 August 2023
Consultation start
12 July 2023
Consultation end
2 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
12 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end
2 August 2023
Last date for comments
15 August 2023
Target decision date
10 September 2023
Permission expires
15 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Atelier MB
Architect profile
ATELIER MB LTD
Agent address
Suite 2A Amazon House Brazil Street Manchester M1 3PJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 July 2023
Advertisement expiry
2 August 2023
Site notice end
15 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12186081
Documents
37
Constraints
12

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
  • Conservation area: DeansgatePart 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 (21)

flood storage 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

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© 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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