The future of the iconic Botany Bay site in Chorley finally appears to have been settled - more than three years after it closed to the public.
The Botany Bay site as it would look from the air after its redevelopment as a business park
Mark Adams, head of development and construction at FIREM, said that the firm had been forced to pull the plug on its initial plan to build on the site’s heritage as a leisure and retail destination by opening a larger outlet development, a blueprint which was approved in October 2019.“Unfortunately, the retail market then went into freefall, making that scheme unviable.
However, he warned of the need to ensure that traffic mitigation measures were put in place before the new buildings started springing up, adding: “[Otherwise], the whole thing will be a total disaster, especially if it is as popular as I hope it will be.” Council planning case officer Iain Crossland said that some of the measures would have to be completed only prior to occupation of the units, rather than before the first bricks were laid - but he said that a construction management plan, determining suitable routes for HGVs and times for deliveries would ensure that the roads were not “clogged up” at peak times.
“The height of the units would be greatest around the area of the mill and whilst the peripheral landscaping would be retained and enhanced, it wouldn't screen the development in entirety - although it would soften the views from the canalside.”
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