1 - 5 Market Street Bolton BL1 1XA

16437/23Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 29 September 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

REMOVAL OF 2NO. EXTERNAL ATMS TOGETHER WITH THE INSTALLATION OF1NO. REPLACEMENT EXTERNAL ATM

Received: 21 July 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Queens Park & Central
Agent: Harcroft Consulting

ReceivedReceived21 Jul
ValidatedValidated21 Jul
Consult.Consultation11 Aug
TargetTarget Date24 Sep
DecidedDecided29 Sep

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 - 5 Market Street Bolton BL1 1XA. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Hall conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 1XA
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 27 September 2023
Consultation start: 21 July 2023
Consultation end: 11 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 21 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 11 August 2023
Last date for comments: 27 September 2023
Target decision date: 24 September 2023
Permission expires: 29 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Harcroft Consulting
Agent address: 3 Highwold Chipstead Coulsdon Surrey CR5 3LG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 65 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 July 2023
Advertisement expiry: 16 August 2023
Site notice end: 27 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12328439
Documents: 8
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Town Hall+1 more
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 (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.

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