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First floor, 62 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL

72415Prior Approval Offices to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior approval for proposed change of use of first floor from commercial (Class E) to 1 no. flat (Class C3)

Received
25 September 2025
Decided
20 November 2025 · Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bury East
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.21 Oct
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

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

This is an outline application for a change of use at First floor, 62 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL. Bury has handled 294 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 12 days 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
72415
Address
First floor, 62 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL
Postcode
BL9 0LL
Local Authority
Bury
Application Type
Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bury East

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Gold Sketch
Agent Address
55a Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 September 2025
Consultation Expiry
21 October 2025
Target Decision Date
20 November 2025
Date Decided
20 November 2025
Date Validated
25 September 2025
Date Submitted
25 September 2025
Consultation End
21 October 2025
Neighbour Consultation Start
29 September 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
21 October 2025
Last Date for Comments
20 November 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14342990
Comments
1
Constraints
3
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.

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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.

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