Planning application
Borsdane Farm Jacks Lane Bolton BL5 2DL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Bolton Council Application 21047/25 - Erection of two agricultural buildings to form a new dairy farming unit with associated feed hopper and water tank, an anaerobic digester tank and digestate storage tank and slurry tank and associated building to accommodate anaerobic digester equipment and a new attenuation pond (access only within Wigan Borough boundary)
As published by the council, reference A/25/100132/MAJOR
Application record
- Reference
- A/25/100132/MAJOR
- Type
- Major application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hindley
- Parish
- Hindley
- Postcode
- BL5 2DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Wigan
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28 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 April 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wigan took a median of 78 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Gary Hoerty Associates Agent, registered in Clitheroe
Active · incorporated 2002 · Clitheroe
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 79% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
- TRANSPORT POLICY
- EA RESPONSE
- GMEU RESPONSE
- COAL AUTHORITY
- A.25.100132.MAJOR LEIGH JOURNAL 12.02.2026
- WIGAN APPLICATION FORM_REDACTED
- 08.12.2025 - LOCATION PLAN - A3 - ENT.508.1810 -01B
- 08.12.2025 - SITE PLAN - A1 - ENT.508.1810 - 02C
- SDR18475 - 30KW AD PLANT (10.138M DIA) PLAN VIEW (002)
- BORSDANE_FARM_DAIRY_AMMONIA_REPORT_SGS150725_REV1
- 23124 BORSDANE FARM, WESTOUGHTON FRA
- BORSDANE FARM LVA AND APPENDIX A
- BORSDANE FARM LVA APPENDIX B - FIGURES LR
- BORSDANE FARM, WESTHOUGHTON - STATUTORY_BIODIVERSITY_METRIC_CONDITION_ASSESSMENT
- BORSDANE FARM, WESTHOUGHTON - THE_STATUTORY_METRIC_MACRO_ENABLED_1.0.4
- BORSDANE FARM, WESTHOUGHTON, GREATER MANCHESTER - BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSME
- BORSDANE FARM, WESTHOUGHTON, GREATER MANCHESTER - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAIS
- SDR18368 - AD PLANT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- SDR17461 - AD PLANT ENGINE BUILDING-REV2 (002)
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.TOPO SURVEY.07
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.PROPOSED SILAGE CLAMP.04A
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.05A
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.PROPOSED BUILDING PLAN.03
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.LIGHTING PLAN.06
- 30.09.2025 - BORSDANE FARM - ENT.508.1810.LEVELS.08
- 12.09.2025 - PLANNING STATEMENT - ENT.508.1810.FP
- 23124 BORSDANE FARM MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
- BORSDANE FARM PERCOLATION REPORT
- BORSDANE FARM DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS
- 23124-DR-C-0100 DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- C822_BORSDANE FARM, WESTHOUGHTON_P1 REPORT_FINAL
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