Newsholme New Chapel Lane Bolton BL6 6QS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness proposed (S192) for change of use from post office to veterinary practice (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- BL6 6QS
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Horwich North
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 May 2026
- Decision
- Not development
- Decision date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dane Architecture Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 35 days faster than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14830006
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14830006
- Statutory expiry
- 27 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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