Former home of pharmaceuticals giant faces demolition as part of redevelopment.
The BBC is reporting that the owner of the former Pfizer plant in Kent has applied for permission to demolish a series of obsolete buildings on the site in Sandwich.
Discovery Park Limited said it wanted to knock down buildings from the 1980s which were no longer fit for purpose. It said the unoccupied premises would require significant investment if they were to be maintained and secured.
Discovery Park said the demolition would allow for clearance of the site and enable it to be made ready for investment by the consortium which bought the 220 acre site from Pfizer in August.
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