A FORMER brickworks in Barnsley will be converted into a new glass recycling facility after plans were given the go-ahead this week.

The old Hanson’s brickworks, off Wombwell Lane in Stairfoot, closed in 2003.

The site, opposite Stairfoot Retail Park, will become home to a 15.7-metre-tall building for glass recycling.

The project will also include a host of infrastructure improvements, such as alterations to the existing vehicular access, the introduction of a new pedestrian and cycle access route, as well as extensive parking, servicing, and manoeuvring areas.

It will allow applicant Potters-Ballotini Limited to merge its two sites, at Scunthorpe and Hoyle Mill, creating 25 full-time jobs.