Multi-storey car park to be converted into 116 homes including rows of rooftop townhouses

A multi-storey car park is to be converted into 116 flats with a row of town-houses on the roof. Permission has been granted this week to create The Link Building on Crown Street in Bolton town centre.

The existing multi-storey car park is located on the corner of Bow Street and Crown street.

The plans for the new building, which include a gym, consist of 15 one-bed apartments, 55 two-bed homes, four three-bed apartments, 23 ground floor town-houses and 18 rooftop town-houses. There are also three retails units planned and 93 car parking spaces.

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A design and access report in support of the plans, said that a roof extension has been inspired by a similar multi-storey car park development in France.

The report, said: “The architects used a traditional Bordeaux housing complex to inspire the layout of the roof extension. “We have taken a similar approach aiming to imitate a row of town-houses with a contemporary appearance.

“We have integrated a glass atrium into the design to try and achieve the same feel and appearance in the central part of the building.”

The Splash Academy swimming pool is a sitting tenant that occupies a section of one of the lower levels. The developers Myko Holdings Ltd said detailed proposals will be formed around this unit so it can be retained. The design statement said the converted building would be sympathetic to the town centre.

It said: “The proposal is not in a conservation area however it overlooks Deansgate conservation area, St Georges conservation area and Church Gate conservation area. Therefore the design must take into consideration the impact a large development can have from a