Nestles Site Redevelopment

The Nestles Factory closed back in 2014 and the site was bought by SEGRO, who have teamed up with Bharrat Homes to submite planning application to covert the site to

- 1381 homes including a proportion at officially affordable prices

- 4 Modern units for light industry/storage/distrubution centres etc

- 530 local jobs

- Opening up of Wallis Gardens green space for general public uses

- Public access to the canal frontage

- Retaining parts of the old buildings

- Offering use of the former canteen building for community uses

If the approval is given then work is due to start on site in early 2018 with the industrial works being completed in early 2019 and the residential by the end of 2024.