A TELECOMS company plans to upgrade the equipment on a Grade II-listed Bradford mill to provide 5G signal.

Cellnex, which provides mobile phone infrastructure, currently has a number of masts on the top of a chimney at Whetley Mill, off Thornton Road.

A new application has been submitted that would see upgraded equipment installed on the mill to boost 5G coverage in the area.

The application says: “The proposed upgrade site has been carefully selected in a position capable of providing the required coverage whilst minimising visual intrusion within the locale.

"Although it is accepted that there will be very marginally intensification in the amount of equipment it is felt that such a minor increase would not detract from the character of the area with any visual effects being significantly outweighed by the immense benefits of the new 5G connectivity.”

Whetley Mill dates back to 1865, and is one of the largest surviving mills in the city.

Although some of the mill buildings are vacant, there is a push to regenerate the site, and new eateries and cafes in the mill complex have recently been approved by planners.

A decision on the application is expected in September.