Planning application
Land By Corner Of Gas Street And Wellington Street Gas Street Bolton BL4 7BY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT GAS WORKS SITE (B2) FOR INSTALLATION OF STORAGE CONTAINERS (CLASS B8)
As published by the council, reference 01413/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01413/26
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Farnworth North
- Postcode
- BL4 7BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Bolton
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bolton took a median of 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Crowthorne
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Bolton for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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