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.
