Furniture In Fashion Limited Causeway Mill Express Trading Estate Stone Hill Road Bolton BL4 9TP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Partial change of use of existing industrial warehouse (Class B8) to indoor padel court/tennis facility (Class E(d)) with extension of existing car park to accommodate 57 no. parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Validated
4 May 2026
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Consultation
5 May 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 410 m away: Blackleach Country Park; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Farnworth built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BL4 9TP
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
4 May 2026
Ward
Farnworth South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
AZH Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 156 days from validation, 100 days slower than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
100decided in the last year

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.

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14856406
Planning Portal ref
PP-14856406
Neighbours
5 May 2026
Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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