Iconic Bolton church up for sale less than year after offices and cafe plan approved

Auction House North West are marketing the Grade II listed church on Blackburn Road, Bolton, with a guide price of £175,000 as a ‘commercial development’.

In January 2023, Bolton Council allowed permission for the building to be used as offices. The intention for that scheme was a three-storey structure of 11 office units, 68 work stations, and a café.

It was hoped the space would be used for local businesses, start-ups,…