171 Victoria Road Bolton BL6 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse to a 3 bedroom house of multiple occupation for 3no. Occupants Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bolton Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO would provide suitable accommodation without harming the area or neighbours.
- Residents objected over overdevelopment, parking, character, noise, waste, anti-social behaviour and crime concerns.
- Seven members voted in favour, and the application was approved subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Bolton's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 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 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 £175,000 in December 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL6 5PJ
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Horwich North
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 May 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- agfplans
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 115 days from validation, 59 days slower than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. 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-14770187
- Neighbours
- 18 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 18 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 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.
Freehold owner: 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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