Stockport council is to lend £60m to the ‘social impact developer’ behind the planned regeneration of an historic mill. Planning chiefs last month granted Capital and Centric permission to restore Weir Mill and build a new 14-storey apartment block next to the town’s landmark viaduct.
Provided the government approves alterations to the Grade II-listed building, work on the scheme - which will deliver 253 apartments across the site - is due to begin in the new year. READ MORE : To ensure the project is brought to fruition, town hall bosses will lend Capital and Centric £60m on ‘commercial terms’ that will see a return over the long term.
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