Burnley greenlights 73 affordable homes on former mill site

Countryside Partnerships is due to start on site next month to deliver a mix of houses and apartments off Barden Lane, beside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.

Burnley Council approved the developer’s plans to build 73 homes on the former Lodge Mill site at its development control committee last Thursday. This decision was made in line with officer recommendations.

Countryside is working with Together Housing on the development, which will create four one-, 29 two-, 34 three-, and six four-bedroom properties.

There will be six detached, 56 semi-detached, and seven terraced houses, along with four flats in a two-storey building, all of which will be affordable.

Outline permission was granted for the scheme last December, with the 6.5-acre plot having lain vacant since the demolition of Lodge Mill in 2014.

This is not the first time that Countryside has worked alongside Together on a project. The pair are currently also delivering 165 homes in Blackburn and 235 in Sandymoor.

Gemma Hardy, managing director of Countryside Partnerships Merseyside & Cheshire West, said: “Both of our organisations are committed to providing quality, affordable homes across the North West, and Barden Lane builds on our projects already underway in Blackburn and Sandymoor.

“We’re transforming this area of brownfield land into a quality new place to live and providing genuine opportunities for people living in the area to own a new, affordable home.”

Antony Ward, director of development for Together, added: “Our commitment to developing quality new homes both for shared ownership and affordable rent will provide a vast number of opportunities for people to find a home that suits their needs the most.”

The project team includes Enzygo, Urban Green, AES Sustainability Consultants, ID Geoenvironmental, LK Group, and Shape Consulting Engineers.

Want to learn more about the plans? Search for application number REM/2023/0169 on Burnley Council’s planning portal.