{"id":788600,"date":"2026-10-01T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/788600\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:00:21","slug":"bolton-golf-club-gets-green-light-for-new-golf-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/788600\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton Golf Club gets green light for new golf simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Bolton Council has approved plans submitted by Bolton Golf Club, off Chorley New Road in Lostock, for a single-storey extension to its pro shop.\n<\/p>\n

\n The development will create a new indoor golf simulator alongside a separate storage area for golf buggies and trolleys.\n<\/p>\n

\n Planning<\/a> documents describe the simulator as a relatively new training and teaching tool which could not be accommodated within the club’s existing buildings.\n<\/p>\n

\n Plans for the new simulation (Image: Bolton Council)\n<\/p>\n

\n Plans show the simulator itself would cover around 39 square metres, while the adjoining metal-framed storage area has been designed to accommodate around 10 to 12 golf buggies, complete with charging points.\n<\/p>\n

\n The development attracted particular consideration because Bolton Golf Club is situated within the Green Belt<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n Council planning officers said the extension would be attached to an existing building and used in connection with the golf course.\n<\/p>\n

\n They concluded it would not represent a “disproportionate addition” to the existing building and that its impact on the openness of the Green Belt had been minimised.\n<\/p>\n

\n The simulator section will extend around 8.8 metres from the existing building and measure around 5.8 metres wide, with a flat roof around three metres high.\n<\/p>\n

\n The separate storage section will also extend around 8.8 metres and will be clad in corrugated steel.\n<\/p>\n

\n Documents submitted with the application said the extension would sit among the existing cluster of buildings at the golf club and away from significant public views.\n<\/p>\n

\n The applicant said materials, style and appearance would be designed to match the existing pro shop.\n<\/p>\n

\n Four new lime trees are also proposed along the access driveway as part of landscaping and biodiversity measures.\n<\/p>\n

\n Ecological surveys found the existing building had moderate potential for bats, but two emergence surveys carried out in May found no bats emerging from it.\n<\/p>\n

\n Conditions attached to the permission require biodiversity measures, including provisions for bats, while any new external lighting must be designed to avoid impacts on nocturnal animals.\n<\/p>\n

\n No letters of objection were received during the planning process, while Horwich<\/a> Town Council supported the proposal.\n<\/p>\n

\n Bolton Council formally granted planning permission on September 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bolton Council has approved plans submitted by Bolton Golf Club, off Chorley New Road in Lostock, for a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-788600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}