The eyesore site of a mill that burned down two decades ago could be transformed into a development of detached houses, it has been revealed.

Fresh plans have been submitted for 14 four-bedroom homes at the overgrown site of Perseverance Mill, in Station Road, Oxenhope, near Keighley.

Britannia Developments, of Leeds, is expecting to receive a decision from Bradford Council in the New Year.

The location in the centre of the village is near to a closed cemetery which is cared for by a graveyard trust.

Councillor Tony Maw, vice chairman of Oxenhope Parish Council, said: “We want something doing with the site – it’s an eyesore. I am not opposed to a development so long as it is keeping with the area.”

The site was an historic location in the village and was originally home to a Methodist Church before it became a mill.

The mill closed and was then hit by a fierce fire in the summer of 1990. The ruins were removed and the site has remained derelict ever since.

There had been other development schemes for the site over the years, but they had fallen by the wayside.

Tim Thomson a technical director with Britannia said: “I think local people want to see something done with the site which is appropriate. We think this is an opportunity to get something done positively.”

He said the buildings would be in natural materials and designed to fit into the local landscape.

A detailed plan has been submitted to Bradford Council but a decision is not expected until February.

Shortly before the mill was hit by fire, the Telegraph & Argus reported how a £1 million scheme was on the table to convert the building into 22 flats and houses for a mixed community of young couples, families and elderly people.

But the fire put paid to that scheme.