Overview

• Bolton Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to approve the Church Wharf plans.
• The 7.5-acre site next to Bolton Parish Church will deliver 418 homes, a 130-room hotel and space for shops, restaurants and leisure along the River Croal.
• Delivery will be in three phases with a mix of one- to three-bedroom homes, including a portion earmarked as affordable housing.
• Developers say construction is expected to begin in 2025, supported by a reported £5m GMCA Brownfield Housing Fund contribution and a previously approved council land sale.
• Cited projections suggest more than 1,000 residents, over £7m in annual local spending and around 1,500 jobs, as leaders hail the scheme as central to wider town-centre regeneration.