Northampton’s largest mixed-use development opportunity, Avon Nunn Mills, is set for a public enquiry after the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation launched a CPO.
The 20-hectare brownfield site runs along the River Nene and sits in the Northampton Waterside Enterprise Zone. It includes a disused factory owned by Avon Cosmetics and a former power station owned by Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon.
The proposed CPO also covers an area of land in unknown ownership that is required for a new road.
A public enquiry will start on 13 November and is expected to last two weeks.
WNDC chief executive Peter Mawson said: “Avon Nunn Mills is the largest site in the Northampton Enterprise Zone and is at the forefront of local regeneration plans. With its prominent waterfront location, the area is ideally suited for major mixed-use development.
“The compulsory purchase order is a vital part of our strategy for securing a comprehensive and high-quality scheme. Meanwhile, work is already underway at nearby sites in the enterprise zone, including a £20m bottling plant for Carlsberg UK. Next year we will start the construction of a new and improved Northampton Railway Station in the centre of the zone”
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