Bolton skyline to be transformed by new scheme

Multimillion pound plans which will transform Bolton’s skyline have been announced.

The £45m Trinity Gateway scheme will include a 20 storey tower block, multi-storey car park and 30,000 sq ft office block.

The £45 million Trinity Gateway project aims to transform land at the junction of Trinity Street and Bradshawgate.

The land is owned by Bolton Council and the scheme is being developed by Bolton Regeneration Limited (BRL), a private consortium led by development specialist Midia.

A computer-generated image of how the area might look has been released and BRL is expected to submit a planning application within months.

The new skyscraper will be the town’s tallest building and will include 150 one and two-bedroom apartments which designers say is aimed at young professionals, commuters and growing families that want to remain in the town centre.

BRL has been offered the chance to work on four of the five ‘intervention zones’ included in the council’s regeneration plans, and a spokesman for the consortium said the new plans represent the start of a “series of transformational schemes”.

The spokesman added: “The project will have local employment, training and apprenticeships at its core, as will all future developments delivered by the consortium.

“The project has attracted significant institutional funding, which will filter into further projects which we anticipate will also involve facilitating the expansion plans of the University of Bolton.”