ALVA residents are being urged to help steer the council's plans for the Glentana Mill site.

As the Advertiser reported more than a year ago, there is a potential to turn what remains of the former mill into housing and for complementary uses.

There are hopes the redevelopment could give wider improvements to the town, helping to create a better area for an ageing population to live in.

In wake of the plan – which would see the demolition of the site – an online group of Clacks residents assembled under the name Save Glentana Mill.

However, and as highlighted in the past, Historic Environment Scotland has twice confirmed in the past decade that the building did not meet criteria for listing for special architectural or historic interest.

This is "largely due to it being a fragmentary remnant of a once larger mill complex and not representative of its industrial building type", having had significant alterations – highlighted council documents in 2019.

With plans being developed, an online consultation was launched by Clacks Council in partnership with Architecture and Design Scotland to seek views from the public.

Councillor Craig Holden, convener of the Place Committee at Clackmannanshire Council, said: "The views of local people are important in helping shape these future plans.

"We'd like to hear from people with local knowledge which will help the council to make good decisions about the former Glentana site and target our resources."

The original complex at Glentana Mill was built in 1873 as the Dalmore Works, and was extended a few years later, producing shawls, tweeds and tailor-made ladies wear.

The formerly large complex came with a brick chimney, weaving sheds and an engine house.

What remains today used to be a two storey mill building which was partly rebuilt in 1895 after a storm.

Further extensions came in 1912 and 1916; however, a fire destroyed the main mill building in 1941 – it was then rebuilt with a single storey.

The mill remained in industrial use until about 1979, around which time it produced scarves, rugs and blankets in mohair and cashmere.

The associated mill infrastructure, along with the chimney, were demolished in 1993 and largely replaced by a car park.

The last tenants were uniform and work clothing suppliers Scotcrest, who left in January last year to relocate into the former Alva CAP.

Council documents from last year said: "It is not considered viable for the property to be brought back in to productive use and there has been no recent development interest for the site, nor any viable interest for the building's re-use given its condition and significant cost implications."

Councillors agreed at the time to move forward with the demolition and redevelopment with Glentana earmarked as "an ideal site for elderly/specialist housing".

Residents can visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9PWJFLN to complete the consultation questionnaire, based on the Place Standard tool.