Rear Of 302 To 304 Chorley Old Road Bolton BL1 4JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from office to 2 no. self contained flats (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from Bolton's recent changes of use.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 8 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
Decision outlook
Day 20 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.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15202348
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15202348
- Neighbours
- 8 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 8 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 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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