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44-48 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL

72061FullPending Decision

Proposal

Change of use of first and second floors from Offices (Class E) to 4 no. Apartments (Class C3); External works/alterations to shop ground floor frontage

Received
13 June 2025
Decided
14 April 2026 · Approve with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Bury East
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Aug
  4. Target26 Sep
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 256 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bury89% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 44-48 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 305 days, 35 weeks longer than Bury's median. The site is in the Bury Town Centre conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Bury East. We hold 913 applications in total for the BL9 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
72061
Address
44-48 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL
Postcode
BL9 0LL
Local Authority
Bury
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bury East

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
Agent Address
2 Chatton Close, Bury, BL8 2UE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 June 2025
Consultation Expiry
25 August 2025
Target Decision Date
26 September 2025
Date Decided
14 April 2026
Date Validated
1 August 2025
Date Submitted
13 June 2025
Consultation Start
4 August 2025
Consultation End
25 August 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
4 August 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
25 August 2025
Last Date for Comments
26 September 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
7 August 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14091524
Comments
2
Constraints
23
Coordinates
53.593826, -2.300468
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bury

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Bury Town Centre
  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bury Town Centre
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 2026-10-09. 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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