Desborough’s ‘Jungle’ On Verge Of Being Sold

A long-standing derelict site in the centre of Desborough could be on the verge of being sold.

Agents marketing the former Lawrence’s shoe factory site off Harborough Road say it has been ‘sold subject to contract’.

North Northamptonshire Council, which put the site up for sale for £1.25m last year, says it has received a number of offers but a spokesman told HFM it cannot comment further until a sale is finalised.

The site in Desborough
PIC: ANDY CARPENTER

The dilapidated site has stood empty for over 20 years and has been branded ‘a jungle’ by locals.

Various uses for the area have been considered over the years, including building a supermarket, community hub or council houses on the site, but none have ever progressed.

Ben Murphy-Ryan from newly-formed Desborough Developments Working Party says residents will be keen to know who has bought the site, when a sale is agreed: