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Unit 4, Tonge Bridge Industrial Estate, Tonge Bridge Way, Bolton, BL2 6BD

91181/13Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 5 February 2014

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE TO VEHICLE STORAGE WITHIN WAREHOUSE (SUI GENERIS USE)

Received
12 December 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tonge with the Haulgh
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at UNIT 4, TONGE BRIDGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, TONGE BRIDGE WAY, BOLTON, BL2 6BD. Bolton has handled 3,200 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 828 applications in total for the BL2 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
BL2 6BD
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2013
Consultation expiry
6 January 2014
Consultation end
6 January 2014
Neighbour consultation start
16 December 2013
Neighbour consultation end
6 January 2014
Last date for comments
5 February 2014
Application expires
5 February 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Greenwood James Commercial
Agent address
846 Bury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 January 2014
Site notice end
6 January 2014

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
5

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 2: Medium 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Bolton

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