Wykeland submits plans for 3m sq ft mill in Goole
The 211-acre site will become home to the UK’s largest tissue paper mill and if approved will be a major investment in the Goole tax site within the Humber Freeport.
Wykeland holds the development rights to the site and has worked alongside Metsä Tissue for more than two years on the project.
Located between Rawcliffe Road and the M62, the development would be built in several phases over the next 10 years.
With approximately 45% of tissue products currently imported into the UK and Ireland, Metsä Tissue aims to replace almost half of the imported products with British production.
Wykeland managing director Dominic Gibbons 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 more than 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.”
