Ground Floor 97 - 99 Derby Street Bolton BL3 6HH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness proposed (S192) for change of use from retail to confectionary retail (Class E (a)) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Bolton
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
- Postcode
- BL3 6HH
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Not development
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alphan Planning & Design Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Bolton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% 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 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15207191
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15207191
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Nov 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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