4 Gregory Avenue Bolton BL2 6HS
Approved on 25 August 2023
Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE TO A 4 NO. BEDROOMED HOUSE OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY (HMO)
- Received
- 3 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Breightmet
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated3 Jul
- Consult.Consultation25 Jul
- TargetTarget Date14 Aug
- DecidedDecided25 Aug
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 Gregory Avenue Bolton BL2 6HS. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Breightmet. 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 6HS
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 25 July 2023
- Consultation start
- 4 July 2023
- Consultation end
- 25 July 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 July 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 July 2023
- Last date for comments
- 25 July 2023
- Target decision date
- 14 August 2023
- Permission expires
- 25 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- WalkerDesign
- Agent address
- Office G22 Bolton Arena Arena Approach Horwich Bolton BL6 6LB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12282835
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
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.
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