Famous Tandragee fabrics factory to be demolished as major housing plans drawn up
A major housing development is being planned on the site of the former TD Reid fabrics factory in Tandragee.
Known locally as Braids, the site – a major employer in its day – has been vacant for many years.
But in a nod to its proud past, the new development to rise from the ashes of its proud and productive past would be known as Braidmakers Meadows.
The development - by the award-winning Hillmark Homes - will see a total of 49 houses being built.
It will, that is, if proposals lodged with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are given the go-ahead.
A pre-planning application notice, indicating the scale of the application falls within the 'major' category of development, as well as a public consultation event, had previously been held.
The location of the proposed housing is in the area of the Old Gilford Road. Read the full story here.
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