The chimney at Stonebridge Mills is to be taken down, amid fears it could fall and kill a passer-by.
Plans to reduce its height from 10m to 4m were approved at a meeting on Thursday
The chimney, at Stonebridge Mills in Farnley, is more than 150 years old, and is viewed "as a significant local landmark", according to campaigners.Assurances had been made that the 10m chimney would be retained, but it was later deemed to be unsafe.The Leeds Civic Trust was among a number of groups and individuals to object to its removal at a Leeds City Council planning meeting on Thursday.
However, Jeremy Tetley, who was involved in the assessment, told the meeting the chimney was "severely damaged" and cracked on four sides, and needed to be removed "on the grounds of public safety". The plan was to reduce the height of the chimney to 4m in order to "maintain what we can of it", he added.
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