The Apartment At Croft House Childrens Nursery Croft House Childrens Nursery Bridge Street Bolton BL6 7BT Data via plota.co.uk

01057/26 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of first floor Apartment (Class C3) to office and staff accommodation for existing Nursery (Class E(f)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Wallsuches conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Public footpath about 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve about 118 m away: Bridge Street, Horwich
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Horwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BL6 7BT
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Horwich North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
100decided in the last year

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.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14998335
Planning Portal ref
PP-14998335
Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
10 Jun 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026
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