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Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU

89853/13Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 2 August 2013

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsSecretary of State

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

Proposal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO CREATE OPEN PLAN OFFICE SPACE, INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF PLANT, SECONDARY GLAZING TO EXISTING WINDOWS AND OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK.

Received
25 April 2013
Decision level
Secretary of State
Ward
Halliwell
Agent
JM Architects
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Aug

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at TOWN HALL, VICTORIA SQUARE, BOLTON, BL1 1RU. Bolton has handled 99 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Hall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Halliwell. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.

94% of heritage applications at Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BL1 1RU
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Not Applicable

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 April 2013
Consultation expiry
5 June 2013
Consultation end
5 June 2013
Neighbour consultation end
5 June 2013
Last date for comments
18 June 2013
Application expires
18 June 2013

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
JM Architects
Agent address
9A St James, 79 Oxford Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 6FQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 May 2013
Advertisement expiry
5 June 2013
Site notice end
5 June 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02602798
Documents
114
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 (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.

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.

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Jan

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR RESTORATION TO EXISTING CLOCK TOWER AND INSTALLATION OF HEATING AND AIR…

    ApprovedListed building consent00054/26
  2. 2026
    9 Jan

    RESTORATION TO EXISTING CLOCK TOWER AND INSTALLATION OF HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING WITH WINDOW AND ROOF…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission00053/26
  3. 2025
    9 May

    INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING TO BOLTON TOWN HALL AND LE MANS CRESCENT

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission20303/25
  4. 2025
    2 Apr

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING TO BOLTON TOWN HALL AND LE MANS CRESCENT

    ApprovedListed building consent20128/25
  5. 2013
    28 Nov

    REFURBISHMENT OF WEST ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE NEW PUBLIC ENTRANCE

    ApprovedFull Planning Application91104/13
  6. 2013
    28 Nov

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR REFURBISHMENT OF WEST ENTRANCE TO PROVIDE NEW PUBLIC ENTRANCE INCLUDING LOWERING…

    ApprovedListed building consent91105/13

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