104 Chorley Street Bolton BL1 4AL Data via plota.co.uk

21138/25 - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing Refused

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness existing (S191) for the change of use from dwelling house to 4 bed HMO Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
10 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
5 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
19 May 2026

Refused on 5 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 97 and 99, Chorley Street, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden about 220 m away: Queen's Park, Bolton; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) built-up area; Air quality management area about 8 m away: Bolton AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 £84,500 in July 2013. Terraced house, leasehold.

30 July 2013£84,500
18 April 2011£75,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
Postcode
BL1 4AL
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 19 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003668 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days slower than Bolton's median of 48 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 22% of lawful development certificates here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
116decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Bolton in the last twelve months, from validation. Bolton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14379702
Planning Portal ref
PP-14379702
Statutory expiry
5 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bolton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #263 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #259 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #229 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #175 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
113 decided
996
Total decisions
208 refused in the year to March 2026

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.