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172 - 174 Crook Street Bolton BL3 6AS

21009/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 3 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OFFICES TO NO. 18 BEDROOM HMO TOGETHER WITH FORMATION OF ATTIC SPACE.

Received
10 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated19 Sep
  3. Consult.10 Oct
  4. Target31 Oct
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 172 - 174 Crook Street Bolton BL3 6AS. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Queens Park & Central. We hold 1,691 applications in total for the BL3 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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Why it was refused

  1. By way of a combination of significantly limited internal space, a lack of any external amenity space, the poor outlook from the attic bedrooms and due to the industrial and vehicle-related character of the area, the development is not considered to provide an indoor and outdoor environment that offers a high level of amenity, as expected by Policy JP-P1.15a of Places for Everyone, nor would it contribute to achieving the objectives set out within the reasoned justification for PfE Policy JP-H3 of Places for Everyone.
  2. The proposed development fails to take the opportunities available to deliver on-site renewable energy generation and inadequate justification been provided as to why it would not be practicable or financially viable to do so, contrary to the requirements of Policy JP-S2 of Places for Everyone.
  3. Insufficient information has been provided to allow the application to be considered in terms of the accessibility and adaptability expectations of Policy JP-H3 of Places for Everyone.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL3 6AS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 September 2025
Consultation expiry
10 October 2025
Consultation start
19 September 2025
Consultation end
10 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
19 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
10 October 2025
Last date for comments
10 October 2025
Target decision date
31 October 2025
Permission expires
3 November 2028

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
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14313039
Documents
11
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

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© 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.

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