Planning application
53 Vernon Street Bolton BL1 2PP
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 PUBLIC HOUSE (SUI GENERIS) TO 12 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 12 NO. OCCUPANTS
As published by the council, reference 01539/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01539/26
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queens Park & Central
- Postcode
- BL1 2PP
Comment by 14 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bolton through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Bolton
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 00986/26
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY EXEMPTION STATEMENT
- RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS STATEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY CARBON AND ENERGY STATEMENT
- ACCESSIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY STATEMENT
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bolton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bolton's median decision took 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Bolton's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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