121 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL2 1NU

18824/24Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 19 November 2024

Delegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE CHANGE OF USE TO VEHICLE STORAGE AND REPAIR

Received: 16 August 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Tonge With The Haulgh
Agent: RA Design & Project Management Ltd

ReceivedReceived16 Aug
ValidatedValidated29 Aug
Consult.Consultation23 Oct
TargetTarget Date14 Nov
DecidedDecided19 Nov

Decided in 82 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 121 Radcliffe Road Bolton BL2 1NU. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

The vehicle storage and repair use would be an incompatible use within the curtilage of 121 Radcliffe Road and would harm the setting of the Grade II listed building. The development would lead to less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset and this harm would not be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, thereby contrary to Policy JP-P2 of Places for Everyone and section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The vehicle storage and repair use fails to respect and acknowledge the character and identity of the locality and fails to conserve and enhance the character of the existing physical environment, contrary to Policy RA1 of Bolton's Core Strategy and Policy JP-P1 of Places for Everyone.
Insufficient information has been provided by the applicant with regard to a Noise Assessment to enable the proposal to be properly judged against the policy CG4 of Bolton's Core Strategy.
Insufficient information has been provided by the applicant with regard to an Arboricultural Impact Assessment to enable the proposal to be properly assessed against Policy JP-G7 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: BL2 1NU
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 August 2024
Consultation expiry: 23 October 2024
Consultation start: 2 October 2024
Consultation end: 23 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 29 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 19 September 2024
Last date for comments: 23 October 2024
Target decision date: 14 November 2024
Permission expires: 19 November 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: RA Design & Project Management Ltd
Architect profile: RA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Agent address: Suite 4, The White House 42-44 Chorley New Road Bolton Lancashire BL1 4AP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 77 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 September 2024
Advertisement expiry: 16 October 2024
Site notice end: 21 October 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13335955
Documents: 8
Constraints: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: 121, Radcliffe RoadOn 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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

© 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.

Source: Bolton

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near BL2

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for change of use near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address