46 - 48 Market Street Bolton BL4 7NY Data via plota.co.uk

00835/26 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Consultation
11 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 167 m away: Farnworth Park; Coalfield, development low risk area; Local nature reserve about 498 m away: Moses Gate; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Farnworth built-up area; Air quality management area about 2 m away: Bolton AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 2

Last sold for £150,000 in March 2016. Other property, leasehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

24 March 2016£150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 January 2005£70,000Terraced house

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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BL4 7NY
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Farnworth North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NCR Atleos

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 17 days faster than Bolton's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 69% of signs and adverts here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14875458
Planning Portal ref
PP-14875458
Consultation
11 May 2026
Comments by
1 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bolton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #263 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #259 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #229 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #175 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
113 decided
996
Total decisions
208 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.