Land North Of Saint Bartholomew Street Nelson Street Bolton BL3 2JW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from vacant yard area to car sales (sui generis) together with installation of portakabin and boundary fence. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 96.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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
Decision outlook
Day 96, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Bolton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
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.
125 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 6 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 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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The consultation period closed on 27 Jul 2026.