'Shell’ buildings to be built and rented out as farmland deal finally made

The land is now listed on Rightmove

A deal has finally been made for the redevelopment of a farm site in South Ribble. The Model Farm site, on Croston Road in Farington has gone on the market after permission was granted to turn it into an estate of industrial units designed to house start-up businesses.

READ MORE: Paddy McGuinness' six-word response to pal Freddie Flintoff's TV return after horror crash “It was not an industrial site in any way shape or form,” he said. Acknowledging the economic benefits of the proposal, County Cllr Green said that it was nevertheless important to “stand up to protect the greenbelt”.

She told members that planning officers considered the demolition of what she described as the “substantial” number of buildings currently on the farm and their replacement with the 13 proposed units – which will have a maximum height of 6.7 metres – would “actually increase the openness of the site”.

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