26 Deansgate Bolton BL1 1BG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval application for change of use from vacant first and second floor to 24 no. apartments Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 17
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 8 with distances
- 23 mRoyal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- 44 m25, Market StreetGrade II
- 86 mMarket Hall and All Ground Floor ShopsGrade II
- 93 mNos. 79 and 81, DEANSGATEGrade II
- 94 mGroup of 4 K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Market HallGrade II
- 114 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 138 mStatue of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ba DobsonGrade II
- 146 mVictoria Hall and Victoria BuildingsGrade 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 £1,000,000 in October 2023. Other property, 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 February 2025, 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
- Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
- Postcode
- BL1 1BG
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Mason and Marlowe Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15167990
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15167990
- Neighbours
- 2 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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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