Ormstons Farm Wingates Lane Westhoughton Bolton BL5 3LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of part of 1 no. existing agricultural unit into a gym together with provision of associated car parking Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
- Prior approval for the change of use of part of 1 no. existing agricultural unit into a gym together with provision…
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 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 £600,000 in November 2024. Other property, 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
- PA COU agriculture to flexible commercia
- Postcode
- BL5 3LT
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
- Parish
- Westhoughton Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Reguired Granted Subj Con
- Decision date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Macmarshalls
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 67 days from validation, 11 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-14593217
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14593217
- Consultation
- 3 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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