46 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BH

18543/24Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 27 March 2025

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE / RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION TO SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE 5 NO. NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

Received: 2 July 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Queens Park & Central

ReceivedReceived2 Jul
ValidatedValidated2 Jul
Consult.Consultation25 Mar
TargetTarget Date22 Mar
DecidedDecided27 Mar

Decided in 268 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 46 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BH. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 268 days, 30 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Deansgate conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 146 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 1BH
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 July 2024
Consultation expiry: 25 March 2025
Consultation start: 24 March 2025
Consultation end: 25 March 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 10 July 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 31 July 2024
Last date for comments: 25 March 2025
Target decision date: 22 March 2025
Permission expires: 27 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Good & Tillotson
Architect profile: GOOD & TILLOTSON LTD
Agent address: 2 The Studios 318 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 4JU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 263 days

Publicity

Site notice end: 14 November 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13189492
Documents: 19
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Deansgate
Listed building: Grade II: Royal Bank of ScotlandOn this site
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 (20)

flood storage 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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