Long-Standing Derelict Site In Desborough Up For Sale For £1.25m
Written by HFM News on 13th July 2023
A long-standing derelict site in the centre of Desborough has been put up for sale for £1.25m.
The former Lawrence’s shoe Factory and two acres of grounds is being marketed after North Northamptonshire Council agreed to sell it off last month.
The dilapidated site off Harborough Road has stood empty for over 20 years and has been branded ‘a jungle’ by locals.
The former Lawrence’s factory site PIC: ANDY CARPENTER
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.
A marketing brochure for the site includes: “The property and site have spent many years in the public eye with various schemes discussed including a 43-unit residential scheme consisting of one-to-five-bedroom properties and potentially a preferred site for a commercial supermarket user subject to planning permission being obtained.
“Today the site occupies a prominent and central location in Desborough, close to both residential properties and neighbouring businesses including Costa Coffee and other local businesses.”
North Northamptonshire Council inherited the site from the former Kettering Borough Council, which bought it in 2005 and says it hopes selling it will help bring forward the site for redevelopment.
