As part of legislation introduced in 2012, Horwich is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, which will put in place the Vision and Planning Policies for the future development of Horwich for the next 15 years.

The Neighbourhood Plan Area for Horwich was approved by Bolton Council on 15^th January 2018.

A public meeting and several smaller events were held during 2018 where residents were asked what they liked and disliked about Horwich and what would be their future wishes for the town.

With over 360 responses, the Steering Group were able to identify the key issues, develop objectives to address those key issues, an overall vision for Horwich and how the Neighbourhood Plan could achieve that vision.

We are now asking every household in Horwich to comment on the vision and objectives?

Your responses are vital, they will be used by the Steering Group to write and publish a draft Neighbourhood Plan. It will have an Independent Examination then be put to residents as a referendum. A ‘yes’ will see a Neighbourhood Plan adopted, a legal document with the Planning Policies to achieve your vision for Horwich.

Underneath each section below there is a comments box, please write any comments in the spaces provided, click send, and your comments will be directed to us.

Kind Regards

Marie Brady
Chair of Horwich Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Click a link below to read the draft plan and submit your own comments and suggestions: