Wykeland Group and Finnish manufacturer Metsä Tissue have submitted a planning application to build the UK’s largest tissue paper mill in Goole, East Yorkshire.
Subject to planning approval, the 3m sq ft facility will be built in several phases over the coming decade and could create more than 400 jobs on site during construction.
Wykeland holds the long-term development rights on the site and planning approval is being sought for the construction of the tissue paper mill, office space and associated infrastructure on a 211-acre site between Rawcliffe Road and the M62 motorway in Goole.
Dominic Gibbons, managing director of Wykeland, said: “We identified the huge potential of this site several years ago and over the past two years have worked closely with Metsä Tissue to bring to fruition their ambition to create a world-class facility in the UK.
“With over 50 years’ experience in the Yorkshire region, we are delighted to bring our planning and development expertise to this project. Submission of this application is a key stage in the development process and we look forward to continuing to support Metsä Tissue to secure planning consent and move through to the delivery phase.”
Alan Jeffery, technical director, UK and Ireland, for Metsä Tissue, added: “We have worked collaboratively with Wykeland from the outset of our relationship through to the submission of this planning application. Our partnership has contributed to the project progressing smoothly to this point and we look forward to working together to take the development through the planning process.”
