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Catherine House 1 Lever Street Bolton BL3 6PB

16260/23Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL USES TO 12NO. APARTMENTS

Received
23 June 2023
Decision due
17 October 2023
Ward
Great Lever
Agent
HFS Planning Applications
  1. Received23 Jun
  2. Validated5 Sep
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target17 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 October.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (14)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Catherine House 1 Lever Street Bolton BL3 6PB. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 June 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 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
BL3 6PB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
12

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 September 2023
Consultation expiry
4 October 2023
Consultation start
11 September 2023
Consultation end
2 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
11 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
2 October 2023
Last date for comments
4 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
HFS Planning Applications
Agent address
58A Bury Old Road Manchester M8 8BN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 September 2023
Advertisement expiry
4 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12261580
Documents
14
Constraints
10

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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