'Unique redevelopment opportunity' - sewage works at former Preston psychiatric hospital goes up for sale
Get your bid in by September 18.
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Homes England are off-loading a former sewage works to the south of the wider former Whittingham Hospital site in Preston, which is being redeveloped to provide a mixed-use development, including up to 750 residential units.
The 1.31 acre site is included within the outine planning approval for the wider Whittingham Hospital site, for redevelopment of three dwellings and benefits from secure perimeter fencing and access rights through Whittingham Hall Farm.
Agent Thomas Lister states the site “offers a unique residential development opportunity.”
They add: “The former sewerage works is largely decommissioned, with all foul flows now diverted to the new drainage network serving Whittingham. The site is retained only for occasional surface water discharge during periods of heavy rainfall, via an existing Environment Agency permit to Blundell Brook.
“This permit is maintained with minimal ongoing requirements and offers flexibility for surface water management as part of any redevelopment.”
Offers are invited for the freehold interest of the site and are to be submitted by 1pm on September 18. Bidders must submit their electronic response to: [email protected]