Plans to demolish 19th century mill in Keighley scrapped by developer
In 2023 developers revealed plans for Walk Mills in Keighley to be flattened and replaced with 12 modern industrial buildings.
PLANS to flatten a 19th Century mill to make way for a modern industrial park have been scrapped.
In 2023 developers B&E Boys revealed plans for Walk Mills in Keighley to be flattened and replaced with 12 modern industrial buildings.
The company’s planning application said the mill is “not fit for modern usage” and that the redevelopment would attract more businesses to Keighley.
There are currently 40 employees on the site – the application said the new units would raise this number to 100.
Walk Mills was once a major part of the town’s textile industry. But since textile production at the site ended in the 70s, parts of the site, including its chimney, have been demolished and it is now divided into smaller units.
There had been numerous concerns raised over the plans, with the Environment Agency pointing out that parts of the site were in a flood plain.
The Victorian Society had objected to the works, saying: “These are solid and attractive buildings, surviving examples of the once-ubiquitous mill buildings that dominated this area and are now increasingly dwindling in numbers.”
The application has now been withdrawn by B&E Boys.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service has contacted the company to ask why they withdrew the plans, but has yet to receive a response.