Multi-million pound residential revamp for heritage site

PLANS for a former heritage farm site in Barnsley have been given the go-ahead.

The multi-million plans from Duchy Homes will see a 65,340 sq ft site in Penistone is turned into 11 homes.

The site is adjacent to Nether Mill House and Nether Mill Cottage which are grade II-listed, which will be converted into more homes which were approved in 2013.

Duchy appointed planning consultancy Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners to prepare and negotiate planning and listed building applications, which were submitted to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council earlier in the year.

Suzanne Phillipson, associate director at NLP’s Leeds office, said: “This development will significantly improve the appearance of a key gateway site at the entrance to the town.

“The potential for the delivery of much-needed executive housing, within such a sustainable location, has been identified as of particular benefit in the context of Barnsley’s lack of a five-year housing land supply.”

“Whilst Nether Mill has some local heritage significance, the difficulty of its conversion and other factors, including securing the optimum use of this brownfield site for much needed housing, provide justification for its demolition. Additional archaeological investigation has enabled the applicant to provide further details of the history of the former corn mill.”

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