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Development signals new era for historic Yorshire dairy

NORTH YORKSHIRE NEW HOMES DEVELOPMENT PROVES CREAM OF THE CROP FOR BUYERS

A NEW era has been launched on the former site of a historic Yorkshire dairy as the first buyers pick up their keys and move into a £6m housing development.

Developers have breathed new life into the former Arla Foods creamery on Romanby Road in Northallerton by transforming it into an exclusive collection of 23 detached homes and townhouses known as Mulberry Vale.

The site, which dates back more than a century, has stood empty since it was closed three years ago and production switched to more modern facilities in Leeds.

Now Wetherby-based developers Berkeley DeVeer have written a new chapter in the site’s history with the creation of its latest development of three and four-bedroomed homes.

Prices range from £199,950 to £245,000 and all are available with funding support through the Government’s Help To Buy scheme, which has had the highest take-up in Yorkshire than anywhere else in the UK over the past year.

“This development signals the start of a new era for the site, putting it to good use and meeting the housing needs of the local community,” said managing director, Dan Newett. “It boasts the rare blend of modern living with a rural twist.

“We have already sold almost half of the plots on the development, which also includes a mix of affordable homes, and the first buyers have already started to move in.”

He added: “Our new development is just a short stroll from the High Street and the rest of Northallerton’s modern amenities, ideal for those who want the atmosphere and convenience of a busy town with the countryside on their doorstep.

“An added attraction is that Northallerton railway station, which sits of the East Coast main line to London and other major cities, is just a two minute walk away.”

The former dairy opened on the site in 1905 and was originally financed by North East Railways as part of its efforts to promote fresh milk distribution by rail.

All the properties are being marketed through the Northallerton branch of Bridgfords.

· For more details, visit www.berkeleydeveer.co.uk

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