A 230ft tower block, 500 space multi-storey car park and 30,000 sq ft office block are part of proposals for the latest town centre regeneration scheme.

The £45 milion Trinity Gateway project aims to transform land at the junction of Trinity Street and Bradshawgate, the site of the former Wayne Walker Quality Meat Sales and Motorcycle Mega Store shops.

The land is currently owned by Bolton Council but the scheme is being developed by Bolton Regeneration Limited (BRL), a private consortium led by development specialist Midia with links to investors including the Beijing Construction and Engineering Group International (BCEGI).

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A computer-generated image of how the area might look has now been released and BRL is expected to submit a planning application for the scheme in Spring of this year.

The centrepiece of the project is a 20-storey tower, featuring 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. Also included is a new office block designed to appeal to existing organisations based in Bolton, as well as attracting new businesses.

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In order to improve access transport links, a new multi-storey car park is also part of the scheme and will feature a connection to the current railway station footbridge, which in turn connects to Bolton Interchange.

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”.

They 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.”

Other schemes which BRL could be involved in include a £250m Crompton Place upgrade, already agreed in principle, as well as the Croal Valley and Cheadle Square developments.

Details of the final ‘intervention zone’, Church Wharf, were released by Muse Developments last month.

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Cllr Ebrahim Adia, deputy leader of Bolton Council, welcomed the proposals.

“Bolton is booming and attracting significant investor interest,” he said.

“This is a bold new vision of what could be the future for a key gateway into Bolton.

“The designs for the residential tower are striking and will change the landscape of Bolton town centre. It has been designed to offer something different, using brownfield land for housing, which is our priority. And the scale reflects demand due to population, wage growth, and the growing attraction of Bolton’s location in the city region.”

Cllr Adia also praised plans for a new car park which he said would fit with the council’s vision of creating a “more integrated transport hub”.

In addition, he confirmed that the developers will have to hold a “full and thorough” public consultation.

He added: “Trinity Gateway shows developers have confidence in Bolton and demonstrates the commitment that investors are prepared to make.”