55 - 59 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS Data via plota.co.uk

01526/26 - Advertisement Consent Deposited
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Retention of existing fascia sign at front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.

The consultation period closed on 15 Sept 2026.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Heritage Statement Application Submission Details · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Advert Elevations Application Submission Details · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Application Submission Details · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Victoria Hall and Victoria Buildings, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Deansgate conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Bolton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 23 m away: Bolton Methodist Mission, Knowsley Street, Bolton; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 15 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Bolton (Bolton) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £625,000 in November 2023. Other property, leasehold.

21 November 2023£625,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 November 2014£600,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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10 Aug 2026Pending

61 - 65 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS

INSTALLATION OF 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AT FRONT

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BL1 2AS
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 94% of signs and adverts in Bolton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 659 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15171656
Planning Portal ref
PP-15171656
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Montgomery House Bark Street Bolton BL1 2AX
ERECTION OF A SECOND FLOOR STOREY TO FORM MIXED-USE MULTI FAITH COMMUNITY FACILITY TOGETH…
21450/25
2025 Approved
Top Of Knowsley Street Between Back Bark Street And St Georges Road. Bolton BL1 2AS.
SITING OF 1 NO. ILLUMINATED DIGITAL INTEGRAL TOTEM.
19770/25
2024 Approved
Third Floor The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR THE SITING OF 1NO. EXTERNAL FASCIA SIGN
18160/24
2024 Approved
Third Floor The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
SITING OF 3NO. OF EXTERNAL FASCIA SIGNS
18149/24
2023 Approved
The Vaults The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
SITING OF 1 NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN (EASTERN ELEVATION)
16789/23
2023 Approved
The Vaults The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
SITING OF 2 NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS (NORTHERN & SOUTHERN ELEVATIONS)
15906/23
2022 Approved
Pavement Adjacent To 23-27 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2DG
INSTALLATION OF 1 No. NEW BT STREET HUB TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BT PHONE KIOSK REMOVAL
14299/22
2022 Approved
Pavement Adjacent To 23-27 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2DG
SITING OF 2 No. DIGITAL LCD DISPLAY SCREENS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET HUB UNIT.
14300/22
2022 Approved
Pavement Opposite 47-53 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2BJ
SITING OF 2 No. DIGITAL LCD DISPLAY SCREENS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET HUB.
14308/22
2022 Approved
Pavement Opposite 47 - 53 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2BJ
INSTALLATION OF 1 No. BT STREET HUB TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BT PHONE KIOSK REMOVAL
14307/22
2022 Approved
Ground Floor 73-75 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2BJ
CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR TO GYM FACILITY
13047/22
2022 Approved
Kiosk Unit P The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AR
REPLACE EXISTING SIGNAGE WITH INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACRYLIC LETTERS
13281/22
2021 Refused
Victoria Hall 37 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FELL ONE WILLOW TREE.
11178/21
2021 Refused
Victoria Hall 37 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PRUNE 1NO. WILLOW
10410/21
2020 Approved
First Floor And Second Floors 15-17 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2AS
CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FROM FORMER CAFE TO 4NO. ONE BED STUDIO APARTMEN…
09550/20
2020 Approved
Moorland House 77-79 Knowsley Street Bolton BL1 2BJ
SITING OF 1NO. HALO ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AND 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SI…
10137/20
2020 Approved
The Light Cinema The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
ERECTION OF FIVE STOREY EXTERNAL LIFT TOWER ON WESTERN ELEVATION AND ALTERATIONS TO FORM…
07705/20
2019 Approved
Unit Msu Market Place Knowsley Street Bolton
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO UNIT MSU A TO PROVIDE FOUR UNITS (2 A…
05728/19
2018 Approved
Unit X9 X8B Y10 And Y11 The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AR
ADDITIONAL USE OF PUBLIC HIGHWAY AS OUTDOOR SEATING AREA
04385/18
2018 Approved
Units V10 And V12 The Vaults The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR RETENTION OF FIRE CURTAIN, RECLAIMED TIMBER FLOOR, STUD WALL…
02787/18
2016 Approved
UNIT M2, THE MARKET PLACE, BOLTON, BL1 2AL
CHANGE OF USE FROM RETAIL (CLASS A1) TO CAFE/RESTAURANT (CLASS A3).
95826/16
2016 Approved
UNIT 13, THE MARKET PLACE, BOLTON, BL1 2AW
CHANGE OF USE FROM A1 RETAIL TO A3 RESTAURANT.
95619/16
2016 Approved
THE MARKET PLACE, BOLTON, BL1 2AL
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT TO REPLACE TWO INTERNAL SHOPFRONTS ON FIRST FLOOR.
95708/16
2016 Approved
THE MARKET PLACE, BOLTON, BL1 2AL
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF BASEMENT AREA FROM ANCILLARY RETAIL (CLASS A1) TO INDOOR RECREAT…
95674/16
2016 Approved
THE CINEMA, THE MARKET PLACE, BOLTON, BL1 2AL
ERECTION OF THREE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS.
95589/16
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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