The Heaton Group has launched a masterplan for its £180m regeneration of the 17-acre Eckersley Mill site in Wigan as an office, leisure and residential complex.
The Eckersley Mill site is part of the Wigan Pier Conservation Area, designated in 1987 in recognition of the historic significance of a major concentration of specialised industrial architecture dating from 18th to Early 20th Centuries. Along with Eckersley Mill, areas within the Conservation Area include: the Leeds to Liverpool Canal, The Wigan Pier, Trencherfield Mill complex and Victoria Mill. The development of the area is associated with the evolution of cotton manufacturing which was particularly prolific after the completion of the Leeds-Liverpool canal built in the second half of the 18th Century.
Under the scheme, which has been welcomed by Historic England, the regeneration specialists based in Wigan, will carry out a sensitive conversion of Mill One at Eckersley Mills and transform it into a thriving complex that is perfect for 21st century work.
The proposals for Mill One - to be known as The Cotton Works - include the conversion of the ground floor into a food hall, featuring a series of individual stalls, and a micro-brewery. The upper three floors would be used for offices, including the Heaton Group’s headquarters, and is expected to launch in Spring 2025.
In total, the scheme will create close to 80,000 sq. ft of office space and will be home to almost 400 jobs. The ambitious plan includes a rooftop extension, providing additional work and events space.
The latest planning approval for Mill three represents the next phase of a wider £200 million masterplan for the 17-acre site.
Close to Wigan town centre, the entire Eckersley Mills site covers a vast 17 acres and is one of the largest undeveloped brownfield sites in the North West. Eckersley Mills was once the largest cotton-producing site in the region, and contains a group of buildings, which were built between 1883 and 1920.
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