Provincial House, Nelson Square, Bolton, BL1 1LH
Proposal
NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES (CLASS B1) TO 31No SELF-CONTAINED FLATS (CLASS C3).
- Received
- 4 November 2013
- Decided
- 25 November 2013 · Withdrawn by the applicant
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Great Lever
- ReceivedSubmitted4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated7 Nov
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Nov
Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for a change of use at PROVINCIAL HOUSE, NELSON SQUARE, BOLTON, BL1 1LH. Bolton has handled 517 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than Bolton's median. The site is in the Mawdsley Street conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Great Lever. We hold 1,057 applications in total for the BL1 postcode area.
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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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