Planning application
Land South And West Of Fettlers Way Former Horwich Loco Works (Rivington Chase) Bolton BL6 6DW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF ACCESS, LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING) FOR THE GROUND ENGINEERING AND REMEDIATION WORKS TO ENABLE CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM INCLUDING SURACE CAR PARK (TEMPORARY), NEW OPEN SPACE INCLUDING CREATION OF COMMUNITY PARK, CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA AND INFORMAL SPORTS PITCH, LANDSCAPING, ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14
As published by the council, reference 21583/25
Application record
- Reference
- 21583/25
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve subject to conditions
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Horwich South & Blackrod
- Parish
- Horwich Town Council
- Postcode
- BL6 6DW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Bolton
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Approve subject to conditions
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30 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Deposited.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 91352/14 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
119 documents on file for this application
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- R2-4 Ecological management plan
- TECHNICAL NOTE - RESPONSE TO NATURAL ENGLAND'S COMMENTS
- TECHNICAL NOTE - HYDROLOGICAL INTERACTION
- Hydraulic model review (4th)
- Pollution Control
- Applicant's response to EA's comments
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust
- ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
- Environment Agency
- Additional drainage info to EA
- Between EA & applicant re. drainage
- GM ECOLOGY UNIT
- Technical Note (SSS!) NE Response
- General Arrangement
- Hard Landscape Plan
- Soiling Plan
- Planting Plan
- South Western Boundary
- Proposed Entrances
- Development Phases & Temporary boundary treatments
- Ecological Management Plan
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust
- LWT - additional comments
- CEMP - Construction Env Mgt Plan
- Remediation Strategy (May 26)
- Peat Note (29 April 2026)
- Maintenance Access Strip Plan
- Environment Agency Comment
- Environment Agency Comment
- GMAAS (Archaeology)
- Pollution Control
- Applicant's response to Pollution Control comments
- GM Ecology Unit
- Horwich Town Council
- Pollution Control
- Tree Officer
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- GMCA Minerals & Waste
- United Utilities
- Public Right of Way
- SUPERSEDED - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- Coal Authority
- Historic England
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Geological Clarification
- Pumphouse Level 2 Historic Building Record - appendices
- Pumphouse Level 2 Historic Building Record
- Cover letter with amendments
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT (REV H) - SUPERSEDED
- Landscape Sections
- PROPOSED CAR PARK
- SUPERSEDED - HARD LANDSCAPE PLAN
- SUPERSEDED - SOILING PLAN
- SUPERSEDED - PLANTING PLAN
- SUPERSEDED - SOUTH WESTERN BOUNDARY
- SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED ENTRANCES
- Existing Levels
- Proposed Levels
- CEMP
- Crime Impact Statement
- Design & Access Statement
- Site-wide phasing discharge & attenuation
- Drainage Strategy
- Proposed Drainage Strategy
- Proposed Culvert Long Sections
- Proposed Levels
- Central Culvert Drainage Model Calculations
- Western Culvert Drainage Model Calculations
- SUPERSEDED - ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT PLAN
- eCEMP (biodiversity)
- Supplemental Controlled Waters Risk Assessment
- Contaminated Land Remediation Strategy
- Landscape Officers
- Horwich Town Council
- Tree Officer
- Natural England
- natural englands comments
- Design for Security
- Environment agency comments
- Arboricultural Method Statement
- Applicant response to PRoW Officer comments
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust
- GM Ecology Unit
- TfGM
- GREATER MANCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICE
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Mr Andrew Smith
- Historic England
- . Flood Risk Team.
- Tree Officer
- Highways Engineering
- Coal Authority
- TFGM comments
- Neighbour Consultation Plan
- Greater Manchester Archaeology Team
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- CEMP REPORT
- ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT - SUPERSEDED
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- PHASING AND BOUNDARY TREATEMENTS
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- LANDSCAPE SECTIONS
- HARDSTANDING LANDSCAPE PLAN
- OPEN SPACE HARD LANDSCAPE PLAN
- OPEN SPACE PLAY AREA DETAILS - NEAP
- OPEN SPACE SOILING PLAN
- OPEN SPACE PLANTING PLAN
- OPEN SPACE SOUTH WESTERN BOUNDARY
- OPEN SPACE PROPOSED ENTRANCES
- SUPERSEDED - EXISTING LEVELS
- PROPOSED LEVELS
- SECTION 278 PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COVER LETTER
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