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Former Pack Horse Hotel, Nelson Square, Bolton, BL1 1JT

86914/11Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 November 2011

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER HOTEL TO PROVIDE 100 NO. BEDROOM STUDENT HALLS ACCOMMODATION.

Received
23 September 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Lever
Agent
Hattrell Ds One Architects LLP
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at FORMER PACK HORSE HOTEL, NELSON SQUARE, BOLTON, BL1 1JT. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Mawdsley Street conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. 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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Application details

Postcode
BL1 1JT
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2011
Consultation expiry
20 October 2011
Consultation end
20 October 2011
Neighbour consultation start
29 September 2011
Neighbour consultation end
20 October 2011
Last date for comments
23 November 2011
Application expires
23 November 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hattrell Ds One Architects LLP
Agent address
37 Arthur House, Chorlton Street, Manchester, M1 3EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 September 2011
Advertisement expiry
20 October 2011
Site notice end
20 October 2011

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-01641928
Documents
2
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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  2. 2012
    25 Apr

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 03 ON APPLICATION 86914/11

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  3. 2011
    23 Sep

    CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER HOTEL TO PROVIDE 100 NO. BEDROOM STUDENT HALLS ACCOMMODATION.

    This applicationApprovedFull86914/11

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