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All Saints Ukrainian Church All Saints Street Bolton BL1 2BQ

21402/25Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 23 July 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GRADE II LISTED CHURCH (CLASS F) TO OFFICE DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE 7 NO. OFFICE SUITES, CONFERENCE FACILITIES (CLASS E) TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF NEW ENTRANCE GATE TO A 10 BAY PARKING AREA AND ENTRANCE PORCH TO BE REINSTATED TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM.

Received
17 November 2025
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
Seed Architects
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.25 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 231 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at All Saints Ukrainian Church All Saints Street Bolton BL1 2BQ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 248 days, 27 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the St George's conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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.

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. Cumulatively, the harm caused by the unauthorised demolition of the vestry and the front boundary wall, when added to the harm caused to the setting of the Grade II Listed Building and to the St Georges Conservation Area by the proposed parking area, are not considered to be outweighed by the public benefits of the reuse of the building and therefore the proposed development is considered to be in conflict with Policy JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan and paragraphs 212 - 215 of the NPPF.
  2. Insufficient evidence has been provided by the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed parking area would not harm trees considered to contribute positively to the character and appearance of the area, including to the St Georges Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II Listed Building, contrary to Policies JP-G7 and JP-P2 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BL1 2BQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2025
Consultation expiry
1 January 2026
Consultation start
4 December 2025
Consultation end
25 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
4 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
25 December 2025
Last date for comments
1 January 2026
Target decision date
15 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Seed Architects
Architect profile
SEED ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Parsonage chambers 3 Parsonage manchester m3 2hw United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Martin Mansell
Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
24 December 2025
Site notice end
1 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14490541
Documents
29
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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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