Grade-II listed mill and ‘eyesore’ neighbour will be transformed into huge apartment block, restaurant and rooftop garden

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Almost 300 new apartments, restaurant space and a rooftop garden are all part of an approved rejuvenation of a historic cotton mill in Middleton.

Warwick Mill has towered over the town that sits between Manchester and Rochdale since 1907 - but has been subject to continuous vandalism after being ravaged by a fire back in 2018.

It has been vacant for a number of years, but now the Grade-II listed building will be transformed into 135 apartments with up to 6,500 sq m of commercial ‘floorspace’ up for grabs.

Developers Kam Lei Fong (UK) Ltd will also demolish the neighbouring six-storey office block, known as London House, and replace it with a 146 apartment building. READ MORE: Chaos erupts on Ryanair Manchester to Ibiza flight as passengers start 'scrapping' mid-air The 1960’s building, dubbed as ‘an eyesore’ by the developer, will be replaced by the building named ‘The Loom’ - which would include a rooftop garden, retail spaces, with one reserved for a supermarket type usage.