Muller plans 100 homes in Bolton
Set on a seven-acre former railway cutting, the proposed neighbourhood would offer a mix of two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes next to Leverhulme Park.
Cheshire-based Muller Property Group specialises in acquiring sites and securing planning permission.
Alongside submitting the outline planning application for 100 homes to Bolton Council, Muller has also filed for permission for topographical changes to the brownfield site to make it suitable for development.
The brownfield site in Bolton’s Darcy Lever is bisected by Long Lane. Included in plans by architectural practice Archi-Scape are informal green spaces and cycle links.
Muller chief executive, Colin Muller, described the site’s development potential.
“Much of this railway cutting site has already been redeveloped and this final piece of redundant brownfield land is ripe for transformation,” he said.
“Our vision for this site is to reinforce the traditional local character of Darcy Lever while supporting the demand for much-needed new housing here,” he continued.
“Our proposal would deliver an attractive and sustainable scheme where residents can reap the benefits of living adjacent to Leverhulme Park and all the wonderful leisure and sporting opportunities that it provides.”
Archi-Scape is the architect for the Muller Property Group project. Credit: via Archi-Scape
Muller has recruited planning consultant Enzygo, land remediation expert Booth Ventures, and environmental consultant E3P to assist with the project. Lees Roxburgh is the flood risk and drainage consultant. Transport Planning Associates is the transport consultant and Redmore Environmental is the air quality assessor.
Muller’s two planning applications were not published on Bolton Council’s planning portal at the time of publication.
Bolton Council will approve this and then in 10 years wonder why it’s the only major GM town without a Metrolink connection.
By Anonymous
No way should that be allowed. There’s tonnes of wildlife in there, loads of trees, lots of flooding too. And it’s in line with the Bury-Bolton cycleway (which really should run through there).
Of all the places to build housing, why on earth would you build it in a railway cutting?
By From Radcliffe
@Anonymous – I think only the most wishful of thinking would expect Metrolink to have made it to Stockport within 10 years.
By Gethin
Typical UK foresight. Build over a former rail alignment.
By CPO
The railway cut is just that a deep cutting , how do they propose to fill it in & what with ? the surrounding residents wouldn’t want a landfill behind their houses
By Andy