120 Tonge Moor Road (outbuilding To The Rear) Bolton BL2 2DP Data via plota.co.uk

00661/26 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use from rear outbuilding (garage) to pet funeral services (Class E(c)(iii)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
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Consultation
14 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 15 m from the postcode pin (reference 372410-010). 2 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Air quality management area: Bolton AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bolton (Bolton) 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. 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
BL2 2DP
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Tonge With The Haulgh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Charrette

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
22 Apr 2026
Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 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