Broughton Moor - the old name for Derwent Forest - at first appeared a fantastic location; between the Lake District and the coast, combining tourist locations with areas of deep deprivation:
However, under further examination it becomes clear that this is perhaps further from the Lake District proper than we would find acceptable... The hunt for a site continues.
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The Derwent Forest story does, however, remains interesting:
Story Construction has taken over the management of the site and will work with the consortium in taking forward the regeneration.
Firm plans about what will be built there have yet to be decided but ideas have included a festival site, eco-friendly hotel, an organic farm using sustainable techniques, a heritage centre to tell the story of the site and West Cumbria and green energy production.
The so-called Utropia project will be funded by the sale of housing plots around the edge of the site.
The councils jointly bought the site from the Ministry of Defence in August 2008 for £1.
The consortium was selected as the preferred developer for the site in the spring from an original list of 12 interested parties.
From the Times and Star website http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/business/derwent-forest-is-finally-handed-over-to-developer-1.909310?referrerPath=/t-s-news-feed-1.17079
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