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37 Staton Avenue Bolton BL2 2SR

17354/23Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 23 February 2024

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM C3 DWELLINGHOUSE TO C2 CHILDREN'S HOME

Received
14 December 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
  1. Received14 Dec
  2. Validated14 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target22 Feb
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 37 Staton Avenue Bolton BL2 2SR. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Tonge With The Haulgh. 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 2SR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 December 2023
Consultation expiry
22 February 2024
Consultation start
6 February 2024
Consultation end
13 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
20 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
10 January 2024
Last date for comments
27 February 2024
Target decision date
22 February 2024
Committee meeting
22 February 2024
Permission expires
23 February 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Site notice end
22 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12671582
Documents
8
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    17 Jul

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (SOUND INSULATION MEASURES) ON APPLICATION 17354/23

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18628/24
  2. 2023
    14 Dec

    CHANGE OF USE FROM C3 DWELLINGHOUSE TO C2 CHILDREN'S HOME

    This applicationApprovedFull17354/23

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