28A Manchester Road Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3QD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of vacant unit to a mixed use development incorporating a dance studio (use Class E(d)) and a unit for storage or light industry (use Class B8 or e(g)) together with installation of 2 no. windows and 1 no. doorway Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of vacant unit to a mixed use development incorporating a dance studio (use Class E(d)) and a unit for storage…
Conditions 3 decided (outcome not recorded)
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL5 3QD
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve subject to conditions
- Decision date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Steve Lamb
How this decision compares
Decided in 159 days from validation, 103 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-14574006
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14574006
- Neighbours
- 5 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 19 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 13 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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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