135 - 139 Bradshawgate Bolton BL2 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval application for the change of use from first and second floor offices (Class E) to 10 no. self contained apartments (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Sept 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 Offices to Dwellings
- Postcode
- BL2 1BJ
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Footprint Design Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 19 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.
Last counted 20 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15147159
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15147159
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
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