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18-20 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA

21490/25Prior Approval Offices to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 27 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

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

Received
2 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Agent
CW Contractors LTD
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 18-20 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Deansgate conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Consultation start
6 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026
Permission expires
27 February 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
CW Contractors LTD
Agent address
1 Heather Lea Drive BRINSCALL CHORLEY Lancashire PR68PH

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
2 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14534192
Documents
5
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Source: Bolton

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