27 Victoria Grove Bolton BL1 4JW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling (C3) to 4no. Bedroom HMO (C4) for 4 occupants (Class C4) together with erection of single storey extension at rear and rear dormer. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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 1
Last sold for £65,000 in December 2019. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL1 4JW
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 7 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007675 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SMS Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 41% 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-14486951
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14486951
- Neighbours
- 13 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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