Hexagon Park | Bolton
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Phase 1 Unit 6
Planning Status
Hexagon Park Phase 1 has outline planning permission for industrial and warehousing development (Bolton Council reference 16776/23 and 21320/25). This allows development of up to 75,000 sqm of floorspace in either industrial or storage/distribution use.
Works are currently underway to create the site roads and development plateaus. Within the Phase 1 site, Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 already have full planning approval to allow construction.
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Location
Within the Hexagon Park Phase 1 site, Unit 6 is located approximately 350m southwest of Chorley Road (at ATS Euromaster garage). The location of Unit 6 is shown on this plan, which also shows the already approved buildings at Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8.
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Development Proposed
This application shall seek ‘reserved matters’ approval for an industrial/warehouse building with associated service yard and car parking. This reserved matters submission provides details of the proposed plot layout, access and landscaping, and building scale and appearance.
The proposed building extends to approximately 4,900 sqm floorspace (50m x 90m) and is 14.5m high. The design and appearance of the building is consistent with that already approved at Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8.
The building is located centrally within the plot, with the car park to the south and the service yard to the north, both of which are accessed from the approved estate road.
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Development Benefits
The primary benefit of this development is to provide a high-quality industrial building to assist the growth and modernisation of businesses.
The building will provide an opportunity to both existing local businesses and new businesses starting-up or relocating into the in the Bolton and Westhoughton area.
Avoidance and Mitigation of Impacts
The assessment and mitigation of impacts associated with the Phase 1 development have already been addressed through the outline planning permission, which controls the size, height and use of buildings. Environmental matters including drainage and ecology have been resolved with the approval of the site-wide works, including creation of an ecological enhancement area, sustainable drainage basins and landscape buffer planting.
The proposed building at Unit 6 is of a lower height than the maximum allowed by the outline planning permission and the building is set back from the south boundary of the site.
An acoustic screen fence is to be installed to the west end of the service yard to reduce any emission of noise from activity in the service yard.
The building is specified with solar panels for renewable electricity generation and has shall have electric vehicle charging points to support use of zero- and low-emission vehicles.