244 Crescent Road Bolton BL3 2JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from ground floor retail shop (Class E) to launderette and offices (sui generis) together with dryer duct Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower 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.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 31 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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