Plans have been submitted to carry out repairs at a listed building in Bolton.

Applicants want to restore an original balcony and replace a walkway at a four storey stone building.

The property is located on Fifth Street in the Barrow Bridge Conservation Area which was built in 1830 and has listed status.

The balcony is believed to have been there since the building was constructed and is made of wrought iron and York stone.

The walkway it a more recent addition made from mile streel and pre cast concrete paving slabs.

A statement from the developers states: “The steel element of both these items is in a poor state of repair and requires urgent attention.”

They went on to detail what they propose doing.

They said: “A new steel walkway is proposed to replace the non-original existing one.

“This will be hot dip galvanized mild steel which will subsequently be polyester powder coated.

“The concrete slabs could be replaced with stone to be more in keeping with the original balcony.

“The proposal for the balcony is to temporarily prop and shot blast it back to bright steel, with any steel that is deemed inadequate to be cut out and replaced with new mild steel pieces to be galvanized and polyester coated as above.

“The remaining steel will be primed and painted.

“The repair pieces will be drilled and bolted into place.

“The York stone appears to be in good order and will remain in place wherever possible.”

The conservation area comprises mostly residential homes which are terraced and in traditional streets.

Planners have stressed the balcony is unique to the property on the street and will be restored and repaired to protect the heritage asset.

They also said the walkway has little heritage value but the replacement will be a significant improvement in both appearance and materials.

Earlier this year Bolton Council rejected plans to create a dwarf wall in the Barrow Bridge Conservation Area.