Jobs promised as Daw Mill plans revised

THE developer behind plans to turn the site of the former Daw Mill colliery in Warwickshire into a business park suggests up to 1,000 could be created as a result.

The mine, near Nuneaton, closed in March 2013 with the loss of 650 jobs.

Initial plans to redevelop the site were withdrawn last month after concerns from residents over traffic.

Harworth Estates has submitted new proposals for a smaller business park and said it took into account the views of the local community.

Chief executive Owen Michaelson said the new plans would reduce the size of the development by a third from its original application and reduce movements by heavy goods vehicles to and from the site by more than 70%.

The amended planning application is for around 500,000 sq ft of light industrial business space.

This will bring employment back to Daw Mill quickly following the colliery’s closure last year.

Haworth said it wants to attract firms who will make best use of Daw Mill’s railhead to move goods via the connection to the Nuneaton to Birmingham line.

Daw Mill was closed by its former owner, UK Coal Operations, following a major fire, bringing to an end 47 years of coal production.

The ownership of Daw Mill was transferred to Harworth following the insolvency of UK Coal Operations in July last year.