A decision on the largest housing development in Ramsbottom town centre for 200 years in set to be made later this month. Developers Eccleston Homes plan to build 72 houses on the former Mondi Mill site on Bridge Street in the town.
The development has been objected to by Ramsbottom Heritage Society among others and Bury Council’s own conservation officer said the proposals would ‘represent an incongruous feature in the conservation area’.
The site is bounded by the River Irwell and Ramsbottom Cricket Club, the railway line and the town centre are to the west and Bridge Street and Peel Brow to the north.
There are currently three buildings and a chimney on the site included within the Ramsbottom Conservation Area and large areas of hard standing. READ MORE: London's £19bn Elizabeth line opens today - but where's the Crossrail for the North? A design and access statement produced on behalf of Eccleston Homes said: “We aim to provide a range of dwelling types and sizes to create an inclusive and sustainable development while contributing to the diversity of the wider community. “It will be a development that responds positively to the character and setting of the Ramsbottom Conservation Area.” The plans state that two of the existing buildings are to be kept and converted into homes, while the third building will be demolished.
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