53 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from vacant public house (sui generis) to 12 no. bedroom HMO (C4) for 12 no. occupants Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Withdrawn on 12 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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 £300,000 in April 2026. 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 June 2019, 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- BL1 2PP
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Withdrawn by the applicant
- Decision date
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Caroline Tamworth Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
120 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15178072
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15178072
- Neighbours
- 24 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 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: 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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