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102 - 104 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BD

16440/23Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 29 September 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

PART CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL (CLASS E) TO 6NO. SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS C). BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR TO REMAIN THE SAME

Received
21 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
Premier Architecture
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target24 Sep
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 102 - 104 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BD. 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 Deansgate conservation area, with 2 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 1BD
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent
Premier Architecture
Agent address
12 Hedley Close Yarm Cleveland TS15 9UA United Kingdom

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-12325419
Documents
7
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Deansgate
  • 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.

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.

Source: Bolton

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