Work to stop mill crumbling
Published: 2009-08-24 10:23:54
Emergency structural work will be carried out within the next few weeks at an historic mill which was gutted by fire two months ago. (Sourced from the Derby Telegraph.)
Residents living near Bath Street Mill, in Darley Abbey, have raised concerns that no work has been carried out at the site since the massive blaze two months ago.
But Derby City Council has given assurances that it is working with the building's owner, Harper and Homes, to prevent the 150-year-old mill from crumbling. Engineers from both organisations have visited the site to carry out structural surveys and emergency work is due to start within weeks.
The mill was sold to Harper and Homes in 2007 and the property developer submitted plans to build 92 apartments on the site.
The plans were approved by Derby City Council last year but development had not started before the blaze ripped through the building. Harper and Homes' address on the planning application is in West Bridgford but the premises at that location appear to have been demolished.
