Land At Spa Road Bolton BL1 4AG Data via plota.co.uk

21126/25 - Full Planning Permission Deposited

Proposal

Change of use of vacant land to form a hand car wash together with the erection of an ancillary office, storage accomodation and boundary fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Oct 2025
Consultation
22 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 214. The consultation period closed on 12 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. 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

Council
Bolton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BL1 4AG
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Building Design Services

Decision outlook

Day 214, past the statutory target. 78% of changes of use in Bolton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 214158 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
86decided 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.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
22 Oct 2025
Consultation
22 Oct 2025
Comments by
12 Nov 2025
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