138-140 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL2 1BA

91152/13Temporary Change of UseApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 13 February 2014

Council decision: Acceptance of NotificationDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

NOTIFICATION OF TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE (CLASS D) FROM A1 RETAIL TO A3 CAFE.

Received: 9 December 2013
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Great Lever
Agent: RA Design & Project Management

ReceivedReceived9 Dec
ValidatedValidated18 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided13 Feb

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 138-140 BRADSHAWGATE, BOLTON, BL2 1BA. Bolton has handled 194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Bolton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Great Lever. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 postcode area.

75% of amendment 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: BL2 1BA
Application type: Temporary Change of Use
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 December 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent: RA Design & Project Management
Architect profile: RA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Agent address: 53 Bertrand Road, Bolton, BL1 4RS

Additional information

Documents: 1
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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Source: Bolton

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