18-20 Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval application for part change of use of first and second floor from commercial use to 3 no. self contained apartments together with continued use of ground floor for commercial use Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 8
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 6 with distances
- 37 mGroup of 4 K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Market HallGrade II
- 45 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 91 mRoyal Bank of ScotlandGrade II
- 95 mMarket Hall and All Ground Floor ShopsGrade II
- 141 m25, Market StreetGrade II
- 144 mThe Swan HotelGrade 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Prior Approval Retail/Finan to Dwellings
- Postcode
- BL1 2EA
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 7 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Taurus Design Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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