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18 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA

21115/25Prior Approval Offices to DwellingsAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO 3NO. FLATS

Received
30 September 2025
Decision due
19 November 2025
Ward
Queens Park & Central
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.30 Oct
  4. Target19 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 October.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (9)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 18 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Deansgate conservation area, with 4 listed buildings 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 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

79% of outline 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 2EA
Application type
Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025
Consultation expiry
30 October 2025
Consultation start
9 October 2025
Consultation end
30 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 October 2025
Last date for comments
30 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
cwc
Agent address
16 Cleveleys Ave brinscall chorley Tonge Fold England BL2 2TB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14366614
Documents
9
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Deansgate
  • 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, 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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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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