Hundreds of new homes are to be built on the site of a burnt down mill despite fears over congestion, flooding and loss of green space. Proposals for a 311-home estate, at the former Rex Mill site, in Middleton, were passed by a majority vote at the latest meeting of Rochdale council’s planning committee.
The Kellen Homes development, off Don Street, will include 45 affordable homes - four specially adapted for disabled people - as well as 99 ‘built-to-rent’ properties. The site - which also includes the old British Vita playing fields - is split between two ‘parcels’ either side of the River Irk.
North of the river is earmarked for most of the homes, whilst the southern portion will have a smaller number of properties at a ‘higher density’. A different developer was granted planning permission for a 303-home scheme in 2017, but the scheme never came to fruition.
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