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Plans for Lee Hall submitted to bring key new link road, homes, jobs, community facilities and a public park to Westhoughton

Peel Land, with support from Turley, has submitted plans for the Lee Hall development at Westhoughton in Bolton, following public consultation in October.

We have provided expert Planning, Sustainability, Economics, and Strategic Communications services to Peel Land for the Lee Hall development, one of the first proposals to form part of the NorthFold growth initiative across Bolton and Wigan.

The plans include the new ‘Park Avenue’ link road to ease congestion on the local highway network, together with homes, employment space, community infrastructure and a 15-acre public park.

The proposal for 1,450 family and affordable homes will help to tackle the housing crisis and address the longstanding shortfall of new homes in Bolton. Around 25,000 sq m of new employment floorspace is proposed which will provide opportunities for local businesses to grow. 

The development will create 480 new permanent jobs on-site, and many more during the construction phase, with training and apprenticeship opportunities for young people.

The plans also include the provision of a GP surgery, a primary school, a care home, local retail facilities and a new community centre.

The current plans will deliver a longstanding vision for Westhoughton, providing infrastructure-led growth that unlocks major benefits for the town. 

Amy Longmore-Gaskell, Associate Director, Planning said: 

“We are delighted to work alongside Peel Land to help bring forward the Lee Hall proposals. By combining our expertise in Planning, Sustainability, Economics and Strategic Communications, we have focused on creating a scheme that responds to the needs of the local community – providing new homes, jobs, green spaces and facilities that benefit Westhoughton residents now and for generations to come.”

Nick Graham, Associate Planning Director at Peel Land said: 

"Our recent public consultation highlighted the community’s strong desire for a solution to the longstanding traffic woes at Chequerbent, which we know will only increase over time. 

“Our proposals for Lee Hall – which will fulfil a vision first set nearly 60 years ago for an east wing of Westhoughton – will deliver this, alongside new homes, a school, care home, community facilities, and the park, providing major benefits for existing and future residents.

"Lee Hall will be a key part of delivering the wider NorthFold vision. Given that the proposed development includes land at Junction 5 of the M61 already allocated for employment floorspace in Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Places for Everyone strategy, it will be a growth location where hundreds of new jobs will be created as local businesses thrive."

The plans include: 

• A new public park for Westhoughton, which could include a diverse range of facilities for children and will connect Hall Lee Bank Park and communities in Westhoughton to the Hulton Park Estate, with new routes, trails and accessible green spaces that are not presently available 
• A new community hub for local groups, charities and clubs 
• Potential for a new primary school 
• A c.75-bed care home 
• Health and wellbeing facilities
• Neighbourhood retail opportunities 
• Improved and extended Public Rights of Way, and c.6.4 km of cycleways 
• New open space and sports facilities
• New allotments 
• Opportunities for public art, to be designed in collaboration with local artists, schools and other community groups 

2 December 2025