AN array of solar panels could be installed on the roof of a Bradford mill to "mitigate against the rising cost of utilities."
Grade II-listed Legrams Mill on Legrams Lane is one of the best-preserved of the city's many mills. It is home to a restaurant and banqueting hall, and last year plans to turn upper floors of the mill into flats were approved.
And now an application to install 130 solar panels on the roof have been submitted to Bradford Council.
The Lockwood and Mawson designed, steam-powered worsted mill was built in the 1870s. Now Browntree Properties believe that a much more modern energy-producing technology could be key to the building's future.
The application says: "Solar panels are modern technological features that do not often sit well alongside historic buildings. However, the proposed system is low profile and the presence of the panels has little impact on the actual appearance of the listed part of the building.
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"As the cost of energy supplies are soaring, this is an opportunity at Legrams Mill to install Solar Panels.
"The applicant is keen to ensure the longevity of the Mill and to mitigate against the ever-rising cost of the utilities and to have a sustainable solution."
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