FORMER weavers’ cottages at the heart of a multi-million pound development in Burnley are being converted into canalside offices.
The unusual row of 11 Grade II-listed houses, in Slater Terrace, part of the Weavers’ Triangle, is being extensively refurbished as part of the £60 million On The Banks scheme, which is transforming the former cotton heartland which drove the industrial revolution.
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Work, phases four and five of seven, is also continuing on a new fish and chip restaurant on Burnley’s ‘takeaway mile’ in Trafalgar Square.
Colne-based Banny’s is set to open a new drive-through restaurant in Trafalgar Square as part of the regeneration project.
The gateway route is already home to a 24-hour McDonald’s and KFC drive-through, The Wok Place oriental restaurant and branches of Subway and Greggs.
Gareth Smith, project director for the scheme on behalf of Barnfield said: “We are very pleased at the progress that has been made by all partners.
“The infrastructure in and around the On the Banks development is of paramount importance and whilst delivering key assets is of primary importance we cannot forget the role that good public realm and infrastructure has to play.
“The development shows how true collaborative working can really benefit and bring forward socio and economic benefits for businesses and residents alike.”
Indigo Planning associate, Daniel Jackson, added: “This proposal will transform the deteriorating listed Slater Terrace and Sandygate Mill, which has been empty for over 20 years, and will help provide significant benefits to the area including new jobs, improved connections through the site as well as providing significant infrastructure, highway and environmental enhancements.”
The on-going development has been made possible through a joint venture company called Barnfield Burnley Developments Limited, between Barnfield Construction and Burnley Council.
The unique historic buildings that sit on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal are being restored with a modern 21st century twist, sensitively mixing historic features with iconic modern infrastructure, creating mixed use waterside sites.
The offices will be finished in spring, while Banny’s Fish and Chips will open in summer.
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