APPROACHES have been made to several leisure companies about the possibility of snapping up a prominent disused local factory site.
Estate agents have revealed that an alternative use could be found for the former Norfran Aluminium works at Alveley Industrial Estate if planning permission is given.
The factory closed at the end of January with the loss of 34 jobs because of a massive rise in electricity prices and a drop in sales, with all work being transferred to the company’s plant in the North East of England. Estate agents Doolittle & Dalley have been instructed to either sell the site based on offers of £650,000 or to let the site at a rent of £60,000 a year.
“The site, being close to the Severn Valley Country Park and set within a most picturesque area of Shropshire, may well struggle in the current economic climate to find an industrial user,” said John Andrews, of Doolittle & Dalley.
“Therefore our marketing will not just be restricted to offering the premises for industrial use, but, subject to planning permission, we will be investigating the use of the premises for alternative uses, perhaps allied to a leisure use, rather than the traditional industrial use which dates back to a time when Alveley coal mine was centred on the site.
“We feel is it important to look at modern uses for commercial property, where perhaps the premises may be redundant and we have approached several companies who run outdoor leisure pursuits.”
The overall accommodation including the main factory, oiffices, a canteen and stores covers 36,228 sq ft.