£100m development to include 130-bedroom hotel

A planning application has been submitted for the £100m redevelopment of Church Wharf, a long-vacant 7.5-acre site at a key gateway to Bolton town centre.

Developer Watson has lodged proposals with Bolton council for a four-phase, mixed-use scheme designed by Jmarchitects.

The project forms part of the town centre’s regeneration masterplan and is supported by £5m from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Brownfield Housing Fund.

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The scheme will include more than 400 homes and a hotel

The proposed development includes 415 homes across a mix of one, two and three-bedroom houses and apartments, with an unspecified proportion expected to be delivered as affordable housing. Plans also include a 130-bedroom hotel, as well as retail and restaurant units.

If approved, construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2025, with completion expected by 2029.