130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM 1NO. MIXED RETAIL/CAFE (SUI GENERIS) TO 2NO. RETAIL (CLASSES E(A)) TOGETHER WITH NEW SHOP FRONT TO ONE UNIT AND NEW ROLLER SHUTTERS ON EACH.
- Received
- 14 August 2024
- Decided
- 31 October 2024 · Approve subject to conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
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- ReceivedSubmitted14 Aug
- ValidatedValidated14 Aug
- Consult.Consultation9 Sep
- TargetTarget Date26 Oct
- DecidedDecided31 Oct
Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB. Bolton has handled 3,201 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Bolton's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,668 applications in total for the BL3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Aug
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE PARTIAL CHANGE OF USE OF COMMERCIAL (CLASS E) TO 6NO. SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS (CLASS…
PendingApplication01546/26 - 202627 May
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 20469/25
ApprovedNon-material amendment00966/26 - 202616 Jan
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO 6 NO.FLATS TO REAR GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR…
RefusedPrior Approval Offices to Dwellings00080/26 - 20255 Jun
ALTERATION TO LOCATION OF WINDOWS AT REAR AND SIDE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER
ApprovedFull Planning Permission20469/25
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: 124 Newport Street, Bolton, BL3 6ABRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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 and heritage coasts.
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