Building homes next to a listed Haworth mill site will ‘cause harm and destruction’ according to a Conservation Officer, writes The Telegraph and Argus.
image: for illustration purposes only – Chris Allen / Ebor Mill, Haworth – Wikimedia Commons
…granted planning permission to redevelop the Grade II listed site for housing…
The Telegraph and Argus writes:
Ebor Mills was once the home of Airedale Springs, but was badly damaged by fire over 12 years ago.
In 2020 Skipton Properties was granted planning permission to redevelop the Grade II listed site for housing – with some remaining buildings being converted to create 14 homes and 24 new homes built on sections of the site.
The developer recently submitted a planning application…
The Council’s Conservation officer Jon Ackroyd has raised concerns about the plan, saying they would harm the view of the site from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway…
He said: “Despite the disastrous destruction of the spinning mill by fire, the site remains highly significant…”
…”This industrial heritage is significant and should not be disrupted.”
“The proposed dwellings would be intrusive in the setting of Ebor Mills, causing visual harm to the setting of the listed buildings…”
