Rock Hall Moses Gate Country Park Hall Lane Farnworth BL4 7QE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed building consent for change of use of grade II listed building to café with exhibition, events, workshop and office spaces together with demolition of existing two storey rear extension and erection of new three storey rear extension with roof terrace and basement, landscaping works and associated restoration works to building including installation of front door, timber sash windows and heat pump system Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Bolton Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the heritage harm would be outweighed by public benefits, subject to conditions.
- The Conservation Officer supported the amended scheme, and the Georgian Group withdrew its objection.
Source: Plota analysis of Bolton's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Documents 128
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 97
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 9
Site constraints 3
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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 156 days from validation, 100 days slower than Bolton's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 72% of commercial premises here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14270306
- Neighbours
- 12 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 8 May 2026
- Comments by
- 29 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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