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The Pack Horse, Nelson Square, Bolton, BL1 1AQ

89141/12Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 February 2013

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 BAR AND OTHER ANCILLARY ROOMS TO 18 STUDENT ROOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ADJACENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE, TOGETHER WITH COFFEE SHOP (CLASS A1) FRONTING NELSON SQUARE

Received
4 December 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Crompton
Agent
Hattrell DS One Architects
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at THE PACK HORSE, NELSON SQUARE, BOLTON, BL1 1AQ. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Mawdsley Street conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. 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 1AQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2013
Consultation expiry
7 February 2013
Consultation end
7 February 2013
Neighbour consultation start
17 January 2013
Neighbour consultation end
7 February 2013
Last date for comments
10 March 2013
Application expires
10 March 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hattrell DS One Architects
Agent address
Arthur House, Chorlton Street, Manchester, M1 3EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 January 2013
Advertisement expiry
7 February 2013
Site notice end
7 February 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02340564
Documents
2
Constraints
8

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 (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.

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2012
    6 Dec

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 ON PLANNING APPROVAL 86914/11

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside89148/12
  2. 2012
    4 Dec

    CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER HOTEL BAR AND OTHER ANCILLARY ROOMS TO 18 STUDENT ROOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ADJACENT…

    This applicationApprovedFull89141/12

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2012
    27 Apr

    REPLACEMENT OF SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS ON BRADSHAWGATE

    ApprovedFull Planning Application88202/12

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