A FORMER cotton mill in Rochdale will be transformed into luxury apartments after developers sourced a £3.4m finance package from Barclays Commercial Bank.

The funding ensures that Huddersfield property firm Über Massclusive has the capital to proceed with the development of 23 homes at Clegg Hall Mills, in Littleborough.

The Grade II-listed mill is being transformed in three phases - the last scheduled for completion early next year. The development will include one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the canalside mill, townhouses and apartments in the main mill, and the conversion of two outbuildings into four and five-bedroom detached houses.

The scheme has been drawn up in conjunction with architects Mason Gillibrand of Lancaster.

Richard Sommerville, director of Über Massclusive, said: "Energy efficiency and a low carbon footprint, together with a superb location, add to the appeal of these homes."