Firwood Paint And Varnish Co Victoria Works Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DP
Approved on 29 September 2025
Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (CLASS B2) TO COMMERCIAL SHOP (CLASS Ea)
- Received
- 24 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Breightmet
- Agent
- MAZE Planning Solutions
- ReceivedReceived24 Jul
- ValidatedValidated4 Aug
- Consult.Consultation25 Sep
- TargetTarget Date15 Sep
- DecidedDecided29 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Firwood Paint And Varnish Co Victoria Works Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DP. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Breightmet. 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 6DP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 September 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 25 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 August 2025
- Last date for comments
- 25 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 29 September 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MAZE Planning Solutions
- Agent address
- 3 Piccadilly Place Manchester M1 3BN United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 9 September 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14091569
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Local nature reserve: LeverhulmePart of the site
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, 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, 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.
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