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Bolton Library And Museum Services, Bolton Civic Centre, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE

92690/14Local Authority Applications\DevelopmentApproved

Approved on 9 December 2014

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsPlanning committee

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

Proposal

INFILLING OF LIGHT WELL OVER CENTRAL LIBRARY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL TO PROVIDE AN EXTERNAL EXHIBITION AREA INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF LIFT AND STAIRWAY ACCESS TOGETHER WITH OTHER EXTENSIVE REFURBISHMENT WORKS BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

Received
3 September 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Halliwell
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Dec

Decided in 97 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at BOLTON LIBRARY AND MUSEUM SERVICES, BOLTON CIVIC CENTRE, LE MANS CRESCENT, BOLTON, BL1 1SE. Bolton has handled 13 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 6 weeks longer than Bolton's typical decision time. The site is in the Town Hall conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

84% of all 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 1SE
Application type
Local Authority Applications\Development
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2014
Consultation expiry
25 September 2014
Consultation end
25 September 2014
Neighbour consultation start
4 September 2014
Neighbour consultation end
25 September 2014
Last date for comments
28 October 2014
Committee meeting
20 November 2014
Application expires
28 October 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bradshaw Gass & Hope
Agent address
19 Silverwell Street, Bolton, BL1 1PR

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 September 2014
Advertisement expiry
25 September 2014
Site notice end
25 September 2014

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Town Hall
  • 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 (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.

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.

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  1. 2014
    3 Sep

    INFILLING OF LIGHT WELL OVER CENTRAL LIBRARY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL TO…

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  2. 2014
    28 Aug

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT TO INFILL LIGHT WELL OVER CENTRAL LIBRARY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOOR SPACE AT SECOND…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside92665/14

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Oct

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR RE-DESIGN OF BASEMENT LAYOUT, FORMATION OF MAINTENANCE ACCESS AND INTERNAL…

    PendingListed building consent01932/26
  2. 2026
    9 Jan

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR LOCALISED ROOF COVERING AND WINDOW ROOFLIGHT REPAIRS AND RETROFITTING. INTERNAL…

    ApprovedListed building consent00056/26
  3. 2026
    9 Jan

    LOCALISED ROOF COVERING AND WINDOW ROOFLIGHT REPAIRS AND RETROFITTING. INTERNAL HVAC IMPROVEMENTS WITH…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Permission00055/26
  4. 2023
    15 Feb

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 (PARTS A, B, C, D, E AND F) (SAMPLES AND FINISHES) ON APPLICATION 13794/22

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15473/23
  5. 2023
    26 Jan

    PART DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 2 ON APPROVAL 13794/22

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15351/23
  6. 2022
    26 Sep

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (PROTECTION - PRE COMMENCEMENT) ON APPLICATION 13794/22

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions14682/22

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