24 Bowkers Row Bolton BL1 1JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from vacant ground floor bar venue (sui generis) to 2 no. self contained apartments (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Bolton's recent changes of use.
Documents 10
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 24 with distances
- 41 m23, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 45 m20, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 48 m22, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 51 mCenotaphGrade II
- 53 m24 and 26, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 58 mFormer County CourtGrade II
- 58 mNumbers 25 and 27 Including Wall and RailingsGrade II
- 67 m28, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 69 mMawdsley HallGrade II
- 70 mRailings and Walls to Underground Public ConveniencesGrade II
- 73 mStatue of Samuel CromptonGrade II
- 78 m37, Mawdsley StreetGrade II
- 84 mNelson HouseGrade II
- 103 mPremises Occupied by Coral Racing LtdGrade II
- 107 mFormer Turkish BathsGrade II
- 108 m71, BradshawgateGrade II
- 134 mYates Wine LodgeGrade II
- 138 mNumber 13 and Attached Boundary Wall and RailingsGrade II
- 139 m10 and 12, Wood StreetGrade II
- 144 mRoman Catholic Church of St Patrick With Attached PresbyteryGrade II
- 146 mSilverwell HouseGrade II
- 148 mChadwick StatueGrade II
- 148 mFormer County Grammar School With Boundary RailingsGrade II
- 149 m15 and 17, Silverwell StreetGrade II
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 2
Last sold for £550,000 in July 2025. 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
Decision outlook
Day 25 of the 56-day target. Bolton usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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.
80 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15043785
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15043785
- Neighbours
- 14 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 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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