Hooray for housing in Hollinwood

AMBITIOUS plans to develop the derelict Royd mill site in Hollinwood include 52 homes.

Councillor Brian Ames, Labour’s Hollinwood representative, has welcomed the move to develop an under-utilised plot and provide housing in the area.

The site, which sits between Hawksley Street and Chamber Road, will contain 27 two-bedroom houses and a further 25 three-bedroom properties.

The site has been vacant since 1981 when production at the once-booming mill halted.