Planning application
Former Loco Works, Horwich, Bolton
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Proposal
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 345 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14
As published by the council, reference 21565/25
Application record
- Reference
- 21565/25
- Type
- Reserved Matters
- Status
- Deposited
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Horwich South & Blackrod
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Bolton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bolton took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 91352/14 (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Asteer Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Salford
Active · incorporated 2021 · Salford
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See their track recordJ Penrose C/O Asteer Planning LLP Applicant, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
139 documents on file for this application
- Environment Agency Comment
- Environment Agency Non-real time Hydraulic model review
- Environment Agency Flood Estimation Calculation Review
- Proposed Layout Rev S
- SUPERSEDED - PLANNING LAYOUT REV S
- Letter with additional information
- Built Heritage & Design (amended comments)
- Highways - Modelling: Trigger Point Analysis
- Highways Note from Applicant
- Hydraulic model review (4th)
- Applicant's response to EA's comments
- Applicant's response to LLFA comments
- Built Heritage & Design Officer
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - FLOOD ESTIMATION CALCULATION
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - NON-REAL TIME HYDRAULIC MODEL
- UU - plan with comments
- Additional drainage info to EA
- Between EA & applicant re. drainage
- UNITED UTILITIES
- Proposed Site Layout
- Aqueduct Survey on Layout Plan
- Horwich Town Council
- Natural England
- Public Rights of Way Officer
- Design for Security
- House Type Pack
- Minerals and Waste (GMCA)
- GM Ecology
- Coal Authority
- Road & sewer design layout 1
- Road & sewer design layout 2
- External Works (1A)
- External Works (2A)
- External Works (3A)
- External Works (4A)
- External Works (5A)
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Application form - amended
- Design & Access Statement
- Cover letter with further documents
- Greater Manchester Archaeology Advisory Service
- Historic England
- ROAD & SEWER DESIGN LAYOUT 1 - SUPERSEDED
- ROAD & SEWER DESIGN LAYOUT 2 - SUPERSEDED
- Surface Water Areas Plan Drg 1
- Surface Water Areas Plan Drg 2
- EXTERNAL WORKS DRG 1 - SUPERSEDED
- EXTERNAL WORKS DRG 2 - SUPERSEDED
- EXTERNAL WORKS DRG 3 - SUPERSEDED
- EXTERNAL WORKS DRG 4 - SUPERSEDED
- EXTERNAL WORKS DRG 5 - SUPERSEDED
- Landscape Masterplan 1 of 2
- Landscape Masterplan 2 of 2
- Nellies Clough Culvert Manholes C to D report
- Boundary Treatment Plan
- EV Charging Point Plan
- Hard Surfacing Plan
- Materials Plan
- SUPERSEDED - PLANNING LAYOUT
- Planning Layout with PRoWs
- Waste Management Plan
- HOUSETYPE PACK - SUPERSEDED
- Covering letter with amended plans
- Aquamain Survey 1
- Aquamain Survey 2
- Culvert Survey 3
- Surface Water Network 1
- Surface Water Network 2
- Tree Officer
- United Utilities
- Layout with public rights of way
- Environment Agency
- Environment Agency
- Horwich Town Council
- Natural England
- natural england comments
- Design for Security
- Press Advert
- GM Ecology Unit
- Drainage Officers
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment
- Preliminary Ecological Assessment
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Historic England
- Horwich Heritage
- GM Ecology Unit
- Tree Officer
- Highways Engineering
- PEAK AND NORTHERN FOOTPATHS SOCIETY 23 TURNCROFT LANE STOCKPORT(FULL)
- LANDSCAPE OFFICERS
- GMAAS
- Coal Authority
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- HORWICH LOCO PH 5 CIS
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY 01- SUPERSEDED
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY 02- SUPERSEDED
- INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DRAFT EXTERNAL WORKS 02 - SUPERSEDED
- DRAFT EXTERNAL WORKS 01- SUPERSEDED
- DRAFT EXTERNAL WORKS 03- SUPERSEDED
- TREE CONSTRAINTS REPORT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT REVIEW
- BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLAN - SUPERSEDED
- EV CHARGING POINT PLAN- SUPERSEDED
- HARD SURFACING PLAN - SUPERSEDED
- LOCATION PLAN
- MATERIALS PLAN - SUPERSEDED
- PLANNING LAYOUT - SUPERSEDED
- STREET SCENES PLAN - SUPERSEDED
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN - SUPERSEDED
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN 01 - SUPERSEDED
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN 02 - SUPERSEDED
- BOUNDARY SURVEY AND TOPO
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 01- SUPERSEDED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 02 - SUPERSEDED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 03- SUPERSEDED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 04 - SUPERSEDED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT 05 - SUPERSEDED
- COMPLIANCE TO DESIGN CODE 1 PART 1
- COMPLIANCE TO DESIGN CODE 1 PART 2
- COMPLIANCE TO DESIGN CODE 1 PART 3
- HOUSETYPE 01 - SUPERSEDED
- HOUSETYPE 02 - SUPERSEDED
- HOUSETYPE 03 - SUPERSEDED
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 01
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART2
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART3
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART4
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART5
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART6
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART7
- PHASE I AND II GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT HORWICH_PART8
- ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE REPORT 01
- ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE REPORT 02
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This application is with Bolton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bolton's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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