PLANS suggest a developer wants to bring a drive-thru to a former mill site in Shelf - but the Council has confirmed the site is allocated for housing only.
Dozens of objections have been lodged against a bid for up to 16 homes on land between Shelf Hall Lane and Halifax Road.
The site, which used to house Clough Mills, has seen an outline planning application submitted to Calderdale Council for one part of the site.
But amid the plans there is a brief reference to a masterplan for the wider site, including a commercial or industrial unit and a drive-thru unit nearer the roadside.
In addition to the objections from people living nearby, there have also been concerns raised by the Council’s housing and highways departments.
READ MORE: Plan could see homes built on site of historic mill destroyed in fire
Housing Services states that the draft Local Plan allocates the whole site for housing.
It’s comment states: “It is noted that the applicant is proposing to provide residential development on only one section of the Local Plan application.
“From reading the design and access statement, subject to a wider masterplan and further application, there are proposals to deliver industrial/commercial on the remainder of the site.
“It should be noted that under the emerging Local Plan, that the site is allocated for housing and not mixed use.”
As such they go on to state that the Council therefore does not support a mix use development and “no other principal use will be permitted on allocated housing sites”.
In addition the highways department has raised concerns about a new mini-roundabout which would provide access to the proposed housing development.
Officers warn that the site access arm of the roundabout would be lightly used and the visibility between two of the exits would appear to be “substandard”.
They advise the roundabout would need amending to a more appropriate layout.
Objections raised by local residents include fears over flooding and noise for those living in any potential properties, as well as an increase in traffic on already busy local roads.
A decision is expected on the plans by Joe Bottomley Ventures in April.
The historic mill was destroyed by fire in 2005, with Decosol Ltd, a business manufacturing car cleaning products, occupying most of the mill at the time.
Fire investigators found the blaze started accidentally on the first floor where chemicals were stored to make screen wash for cars.
Residents were evacuated from more than 100 homes as the blaze ripped through the factory.
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