Former Horwich Loco Works Site Aspinall Way Horwich Bolton BL6 6DW Data via plota.co.uk

01493/26 - Discharge of Condition Deposited
Admin / procedural

Proposal

DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (Site Wide Phasing Programme) ON APPLICATION Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

As of 24 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PHASING PLAN Application Submission Details · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Application Submission Details · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 333 m away: Red Moss SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Horwich built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bolton
Application type
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
BL6 6DW
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Asteer Planning LLP

Public comments

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Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160573
Planning Portal ref
PP-15160573
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (RAMS - REPTILES), 11 (BADGER SURVEY) AND 12 (WATER VOLES) ON…
21383/25
2023 Approved
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 05378/19 TO AMEND THE APPROVED DRAWINGS (CONDITION…
16363/23
2023 Approved
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 10 (METHOD STATEMENT FOR REPTILES) 11 (BADGER SURVEYS) 12 (MITIGA…
17150/23
2023 Approved
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (SURVEYS OF EXISTING DRAINAGE NETWORK) ON APPLICATION 05378/19
16401/23
2023 Refused
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 17 (DRAINAGE CULVERT RECONSTRUCTION - SURVEY OF EXISTING DRAINAGE…
15494/23
2023 Approved
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO THE WORDING OF CONDITIONS 2, 4-12, 14-17, 19-20 AND 24 OF APPLI…
15293/23
2019 Approved
FULL APPLICATION FOR SITE PREPARATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS COMPRISING THE RE-ROUTING…
05378/19
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
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ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE LOBBY OF THE CLASS E BUILDINGS,TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF…
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2020 Approved
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INSTALLATION OF ONE FACIA SIGN.
08473/20
2017 Approved
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DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 6 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT); 9 (VEHICLE LAYOUT) AND 10 (BREEAM RATING)…
01885/17
2017 Approved
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NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 97284/16 FOR: ROOF LIGHTS AMENDMENT; LOADING BAY HE…
01886/17
2017 Approved
Land At The Linkway & Aspinall Way Horwich Bolton
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT ON APPLICATION 97284/16 - REMOVAL OF WINDBREAK (GLAZING) TO FRONT…
01518/17
2017 Approved
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DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS ON 97284/16 (02 - MATERIALS, 03 - DRAINAGE, 04 - DRAINAGE, 11 - R…
00202/17
2017 Approved
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DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 05 ON 97284/16 (LOCAL EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT).
00355/17
2016 Approved
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NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO 97284/16 - AMENDMENT TO EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS INCLUDING: - A REDU…
97837/16
2016 Approved
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VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 7, 8 AND 12 ON APPLICATION 95190/15 (MINOR MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO…
97284/16
2016 Approved
Land At The Linkway And Aspinall Way Horwich Bolton
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 7, 8 AND 12 ON APPLICATION 95190/15 (MINOR MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO…
96927/16
2016 Approved
73-74 The Linkway Horwich Bolton BL6 6JA
SITING OF 3NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS AND 1NO. HOARDING BOARD SIGN
96036/16
Bolton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#250 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bolton is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #229 out of 296. Bolton is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bolton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #263 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #259 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #229 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #175 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
113 decided
996
Total decisions
208 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings