Wingates Employment Site

Background

Wingates is a strategic employment hub in Westhoughton, Bolton which could create up to 6,000 new jobs over the next 10-15 years. The site is located to the south of the A6 Chorley Road and to the west of the Wingates Industrial Estate, close to Junction 6 of the M61.

The site already has planning consent for 73,750 sq m of logistics and manufacturing space and we have already started work on site, with the construction of ecology areas and improvements to the A6 Chorley Road. We have also submitted a detailed application for the first four employment buildings on the site.

Wingates is also allocated under the recently adopted Places for Everyone – Greater Manchester Spatial Plan as a location to deliver 440,000 sq m of employment space. Following the adoption of the Places for Everyone – Greater Manchester Spatial Plan – Harworth has been working with Bolton Council to develop a strategic masterplan for the wider Wingates site.

Bolton Council has now launched a public consultation on the draft West of Wingates Strategic Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

You can find out more about existing and future planning applications for the site here.

 

Wingates PfE allocation

About Harworth Group plc

Harworth Group plc is one of the leading land and property regeneration companies in the UK, owning and managing c.14,000 acres across approximately 100 sites in the North of England and the Midlands. We transform former industrial sites and urban edge extensions into new homes and employment areas; creating sustainable places where people want to live and work. This includes major mixed-use schemes, residential development land, direct commercial development, in addition to low carbon energy and environmental schemes.

The basis of our approach is to work with partners on sustainable projects which will strengthen local economies and improve the lives of those in the surrounding communities. Our track record includes the master planning and delivery of major housing and employment schemes across the North of England and the Midlands.