Land west of Wingates Industrial Estate Wimberry Hill Road Westhoughton BL5 3XU

Part A: Outline planning application [but with means of access in detail] for strategic employment development for industrial (Class B1c/B2), storage and distribution (Class B8) and/or research and development (Class B1b) uses each with ancillary office space (Class B1a), yards, parking and associated facilities; associated education/training space (Class D1); ancillary food & drink (Class A3/A4/A5); and associated roads, drainage and utilities infrastructure; and landscape works. Part B: Full planning application for demolition of building/structures, upgrade to highway infrastructure, creation of new accesses to Wimberry Hill Road, drainage and utilities infrastructure, formation of development platforms, boundary landscaping and ecological enhancement area

Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: other
Procedure: Inquiry
Postcode: BL5 3XU

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