This is what is being built in a busy part of Northampton and when it will be complete

A completion date for major construction work in a busy part of Northampton has been revealed.

Residents have been wondering what is being built at a disused car park in Duston Mill Lane, Sixfields, which was previously a notorious fly-tipping hotspot.

What's being built?

Cleveland Cable Company (CCC) submitted proposals to West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) in August 2021 to build a 34,000 square foot distribution and storage centre on a car park in Duston Mill Lane. Those plans were approved in July of this year.

CCC says the reason for the move is because it has 'outgrown' its midlands headquarters in Milton Keynes, which currently employs 47 members of staff, who will transfer to the new site.

The building will be used to process the cable, specifically the cutting of the cable, according to plans.

Planning papers say: "The replacement facility at Edgar Mobbs Way/Duston Mill Lane will enable the company to service its operational requirements alongside the office space, distribution facility and staff facility.

"The location of the site is also critical given its accessibility to the wider strategic highway network."

When will works be completed?

Wilten Construction, working on behalf of Cleveland Cable Company, started works on September 26.

A Wilten Construction spokesman said workers are currently putting up the main steel portal frame of the building.

The firm says the project is set to last for 30 weeks from the start point, so a completion date of around April 23 can be expected.

The works are part of the considerate constructors scheme, according to Wilten.