B&Q to cut 63,000 sq ft in Bolton as it looks to right-size
The hardware and DIY retailer’s 137,000 sq ft Kay Street store is to be carved up, allowing Aldi to relocate to the site.
BNP Paribas has applied to Bolton Council for permission to subdivide its large unit into three parts.
The proposals would create a new 20,000 sq ft store for Aldi, which would relocate its operations from Higher Bridge Street, where it has been based since 1993. The supermarket would occupy space currently housing B&Q’s Trade Point facility.
A 25,000 sq ft unit is also proposed within the existing B&Q demise. It is earmarked for an unnamed discount retailer that is understood to be “keen” to relocate to the site, according to a planning statement prepared by SAH Town Planning.
A 2,200 sq ft Starbucks drive-thru is also planned on the southern part of the 9.3-acre site’s existing car park.
As for the scaled back B&Q, it would continue to offer its Trade Point service within the reconfigured store and the garden centre would also be retained, according to plans.
If approved, the development would see B&G reduce its footprint from 133,000 sq ft to around 74,000 sq ft.
TP Bennett is advising on design. Lucion Group, Turley Economics, and Caneparo Associates are also advising.
To learn more, search for reference number 01975/26 on Bolton Council’s planning portal.
