Plans for 48 homes at site of former industrial mill in Church
THE former Church Bank works could be transformed if plans to build homes are approved.
Gleeson Homes has applied to Hyndburn council to build 48 homes with garages at Church Banks Works, on Kirk Road.
The site was at one time an industrial mill but is now vacant.
The properties will be a mix of 15 two-bedroom, 28 three-bedroom and five four-bedroom homes with additional space for 96 cars.
In a design statement, Twenty10 Design and Planning said the site was located within the Church Canalside Conservation Area. They said: “The proposed dwellings will be of a traditional brick and tiled roof construction.
“They will utilise hips and gables within the roof patterns to create a varied roofscape and the frontages will have varied projections to enhance the street scene.”
Church Bank Mill was built in 1881 and planning permission was granted in October 2014 for demolition of structures of the mill building, boundary walls and clearance of the site in preparation for future development.
The design statement added: “Existing housing in the area is predominantly mill worker housing dating back to 1843-1893.
“The application site is well located in relation to the existing community of Church, with a range of local facilities within the village, including a supermarket, sports centre, post office and various retail outlets, pubs and restaurants.
“A wealth of amenities can also be found in nearby towns of Accrington, Blackburn and Burnley.”
Developers Gleeson Homes held a preapplication consultation with Hyndburn council in 2015.
They said: “A range of issues were discussed including design, heritage, traffic and highways, ecology, loss of employment land, landscaping and Section 106 requirements.
“Following the preapplication consultation, the proposed site layout, as submitted, has been amended in line with the comments raised at the meeting, in particular with reference shadowing from trees.”