130 - 132 Newport Street Bolton BL3 6AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for the partial change of use of commercial (Class E) to 6no. Self contained apartments (Class C) together with the erection of dormer at rear Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £241,000 in June 2024. Other property, leasehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
- Postcode
- BL3 6AB
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Caroline Tamworth Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 41% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
62 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15052452
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15052452
- Neighbours
- 25 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Bolton is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #229 out of 296. Bolton is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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