Up to 25 garages in Northampton neighbourhood set for demolition

Dozens of lock-up garages in a Northampton could be demolished in a bid to find more parking spaces for residents.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Jul 2018, 17:21 BST
Updated 31st Aug 2018, 17:03 BST
Some 25 lockups have been proposed for demolition in a Northampton neighbourhood to make room for parking spaces.Some 25 lockups have been proposed for demolition in a Northampton neighbourhood to make room for parking spaces.
Some 25 lockups have been proposed for demolition in a Northampton neighbourhood to make room for parking spaces.

Plans are in place to knock down 25 lock-ups in neighbourhoods across Thorplands and turn them into parking spaces.

The Chronicle & Echo has produced a map of the garages listed for demolition on the Northampton Borough Council website.

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It comes after over 30 residents in nearby Lakeview vowed to stop developers from demolishing their garages to make way for new houses.

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These markers show where the garages proposed for demolition are.These markers show where the garages proposed for demolition are.
These markers show where the garages proposed for demolition are.

The demolition in Thorplands is expected to start in September and last a week.

The Thorplands garages are the latest 25 lockups in Northampton listed for demolition and were submitted to the borough council on July 28.

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