Planning application
Land Adjacent To 5 Castle Street Castle Street Bolton BL2 1AD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 3 (ENERGY STATEMENT), 4 (CONTAMINATED LAND), 5 (GROUND INVESTIGATION), 6 (SITE SAFETY), 7 (APPROVED INSPECTOR) AND 8 (BRICKWORK) ON APPLICATION 00178/26
As published by the council, reference 01971/26
Application record
- Reference
- 01971/26
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 2 Nov 2026
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2026
- Ward
- Tonge With The Haulgh
- Postcode
- BL2 1AD
Comment by 23 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bolton through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bolton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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00178/26 Granted
Land Adjacent To 5 Castle Street Castle Street Bolton BL2 1AD
ERECTION OF 2NO. SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENTS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Nov 2026
Received by Bolton
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2 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 December 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SHWilkinson Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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See their track recordWhat 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 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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