172 Tonge Moor Road Bolton BL2 2HN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to 4 no. bedroom HMO for 4 no. occupants (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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 £112,000 in November 2023. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL2 2HN
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Tonge With The Haulgh
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Archtonics Architecture
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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-14895066
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14895066
- Neighbours
- 15 May 2026
- Consultation
- 15 May 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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