Bolton
Vision for Bolton
This vision for Bolton is built around six missions:
- Family-friendly, where every child matters
- Thriving, investment-ready with a growing economy
- Inclusive, with access to culture, leisure and visitor opportunities
- Supportive, empowering and where people feel a sense of belonging
- Safe and protected, with confident, cohesive communities
- Healthy, where our population live well for longer
Priorities for Bolton
Family-friendly, where every child matters
- Families benefit from an integrated Family Help approach
- Less families are experiencing poverty
- Every child is achieving their potential
Inclusive, with access to culture, leisure and visitor opportunities
- An accessible culture offer that celebrates Bolton
- A wider range of sports and leisure opportunities
- A bold Bolton Story to tell
Safe and protected, with confident, cohesive communities
- Safer communities
- Stronger community voice and cohesion
- A cleaner, greener Bolton
Thriving, investment-ready with a growing economy
- An increase in inward investment
- More businesses with a diverse range of jobs in Bolton
- A skilled Bolton workforce
Supportive, empowering and where people feel a sense of belonging
- People are living well independently
- A quality housing offer
- Better connected residents
Healthy, where our population live well for longer
- Bolton residents are living healthier lives
- Strengthened neighbourhood health services
- A reduction in unfair differences in health
How we will measure our priorities
For each priority described in this plan, we have identified a list of outcomes.
These outcomes align with our borough plan and make it clear what it is as an organisation we are aiming to influence and change.
Whilst the actions to achieve these outcomes are not directly indicated in this plan, they will emerge out of our various other plans and strategies as defined in the council’s golden thread.
By 2040 we want Bolton to be a thriving borough, where people want to live, work, study, invest and visit.
The growth plans for Bolton
Six growth locations have been identified across Greater Manchester as part of our integrated pipeline for growth. Each growth location has a distinct focus and relates to specific local areas.
Growth locations linked to Bolton
- NorthFold: Transforming the town centres of Bolton and Wigan, leveraging thousands of new homes to drive improved transport connectivity across the boroughs and the wider network, and a new Health Innovation Campus linked to the Royal Bolton Hospital.
Commitments for Bolton
Commitment 1
We will better connect our communities, creating at least two new bus routes, linking need to opportunities in Bolton, increasing employment opportunities for residents and boosting economic growth, these routes include:
- Bolton interchange to Middlebrook, there is currently no direct route to this retail park.
- East Bolton (Tonge and Breightmet areas) to Logistics North via Great Lever.
Commitment 2
Create a Bolton Mayoral Development Corporation to drive forward growth in Bolton Town centre, new jobs, new homes and supporting the ambitions for the NorthFold Growth Location work between Wigan and Bolton.
Commitment 3
Begin regeneration of Hulton Park alongside progressing a bid to host the Ryder Cup Tournament. Embedding sport, leisure and economic growth in the ambitions for this area will create jobs, economic growth and more than 1000 new homes. The regeneration of Hulton Park will help to secure long term investment and improved infrastructure into the area.
"Bolton is my home and will always be my home."