Wingates Employment Site
In 2021, Harworth secured planning permission for 1.1 million sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space at the Wingates site, with the potential to create up to 1,500 new jobs. The plans include boundary landscaping and an ecological enhancement area, as part of Harworth’s ongoing commitment to promoting green spaces and protecting local biodiversity.
The plans also include upgrades to highways and associated infrastructure, with improvements to the following:
The plans will also see highways improvement works already committed by other developments to the A6 Chorley Road/De Haviland Way roundabout and M61 Junction 6 brought forward. Over £300,000 will be contributed to enhance the local bus service for a six-year period.
The consent is split in to two parts:
You can view the application documents on the Bolton Council website here.
Before construction begins on the employment buildings a series of Reserved Matters planning applications will be submitted to Bolton Council. You can find out more about any current Reserved Matters applications here.
In 2023, Harworth secured consent to realign a stretch of the A6 Chorley Road in front of the nearby Blue Bell Cottages. The plans involve creating a new, improved and dedicated access to the Wingates employment site, rather than using an access from Wimberry Hill Road, as originally planned.
The new access leaves Wimberry Hill Road and its Chorley Road junction unaltered to continue to serve the Wingates Industrial Estate. The proposed new road alignment also offers significant benefits for local residents including increasing the distance between residential properties and the road by 40m, creating a new landscaped buffer and moving traffic away from the houses. It is anticipated that the road improvement works will commence in the autumn.
The plans to realign the A6 Chorley Road will optimise traffic flow by coordination of traffic signals between junctions, which will benefit local residents, businesses and road users. The proposed access arrangement and enhancements to Wimberry Hill Road and Chorley Road will also significantly improve provision for pedestrians and cyclists. This includes new crossing points as part of the new junction.
You can view the application documents on the Bolton Council website here.
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