Planning application
39 Hughes Street Bolton BL1 3HE
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Proposal
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE OF HMO FOR 6 NO. OCCUPANTS
As published by the council, reference 01551/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01551/26
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Halliwell
- Postcode
- BL1 3HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bolton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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19366/24 Granted
39 Hughes Street Bolton BL1 3HE
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR THE CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLINGHOUSE TO A 6-BED HMO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Bolton
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
643 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 95% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- HMO LICENSE
- LICENSE AGREEMENT 01
- ELECTRICAL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
- GAS SAFETY CERTIFICATE
- FIRE RISK REPORT
- FIRE ALARM CERTIFICATE
- SITE PHOTOS
- FLOOR PLANS
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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 decided lawful development applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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