44 Lower Leigh Road Bolton BL5 2EH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness proposed (S192) for change of use from dwelling (C3) to (c3b) residential care facility for 6 no. young persons Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Bolton's recent changes of use.
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 7 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 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 1
Last sold for £230,000 in November 2000. Detached 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 January 2026, 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
Decision outlook
Day 3 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15267124
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15267124
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 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.
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.
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