The fate of a Farnworth landmark is sealed after a bid for more than 100 homes was approved by the council.

Westchurch Homes submitted an application for Century Mill on George Street towards the start of this year.

In summer, a plan to demolish the 120-year-old cotton mill was approved and, a short time afterwards, this plan was awarded more than a million pounds in funding from the GM Brownfield Housing Fund.

But the 106 homes themselves, all of which were described as affordable homes, were still in need of the nod from Bolton Council.

A report to the Director of Place, Jon Dyson, recommended the application for approval. It was not referred to a planning committee.

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And the approval was confirmed in a planning notice signed by Mr Dyson on December 16.

The report reads: "The proposed development will result in the provision of housing which will contribute to the council’s housing land supply, which should be given significant weight. Furthermore, in the case of the proposed development, the scheme will result in the provision of 106 affordable housing units, which will help to address the affordable housing shortfall in the borough and should also be given significant weight.

"The proposed development is thereby recommended for approval subject to the recommended conditions," the report adds.

Built in 1902, Century Mill was used for ring spinning for a lot of the 20th century, until it was split into units.

Some of the old cotton mill is still in use by businesses such as a car storage company and a skip hire company.

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As well as the central structure, other elements to be removed include a chimney, a mill pond and a number of shrubs or trees.

The chimney, which accommodates telecommunications apparatus, is to be replaced with a telecommunications tower instead.

Historic England considered the site for inclusion in its National Heritage List for England.

The site was also nominated by Bolton Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for inclusion on their own GM Local Heritage List.

But the report reads: "Whilst the mill is recognised to have a local interest (hence its nomination for local listing), it is not worthy of national listing."