Land at Waterside Gardens, on the east side of Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester BL1
- Land size
- 0.24 acres
Key Features
- Freehold residential development opportunity
- Permission - 12no. apartments (8 x 2 bed and 4 x 1 bed).
- Site area approximately 0.097 hectares (0.24 acres)
- Vacant possession
Description
Online auction 15th - 16th September 2026
Residential Development Site – Consent For 12 Apartments
On the instructions of the Joint LPA Receivers
Description
Freehold residential development site situated to the west of Waterside Gardens, off Waters Meeting Road, approximately ½ mile north of Bolton town centre. The immediate area has been developed for apartments.
Site area approximately 0.097 hectares (0.24 acres)
Planning
The site is understood to benefit from a partially completed planning permission for residential apartments under ref:78572/07 (part of consent granted December 2007 for 44 no. apartments), with this parcel one of the last phases still to be completed for a single detached three storey block of 12no. apartments (8 x 2 bed and 4 x 1 bed).
Prospective purchasers are to rely on their own enquiries of Bolton Council ) Planning applications – Bolton Council
Tenure: Freehold
Title number: MAN434018
Local Authority: Bolton
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Tenure: Freehold
Administration Fee: 2.75% inc VAT of the purchase price, subject to a minimum of £3600 inc VAT, payable on exchange of contracts.
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-18
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- The Valley Community Primary School510 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 538
- Type
- Community school
- Castle Hill Primary School663 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 220
- Type
- Community school
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge719 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 251
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Olive School, Bolton824 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 422
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Muslim
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 424
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton843 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 621
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Muslim
- Gender
- Boys
- Canon Slade School0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,724
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sharples School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,214
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thornleigh Salesian College1 mileOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,574
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Smithills School1.3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 3, about 10 metres away.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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