Plain sailing for former lab site

A FORMER government building and land in the picturesqueriverside sailing town of Burnham on Crouch has been divided up andsold in two parts.

Savills has announced the sale of 19,500 sq ft of commercialspace on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and RuralAffairs (DEFRA).

The former DEFRA laboratory, office and auxiliary buildings havebeen sold in two parts to nearby Burnham Sailing Club and a localprivate investor.

Burnham Sailing Club benefit from improved riverside amenitiesfrom the purchase of a 0.176 acre strip of land along the edge ofthe site. The purchase has created an excellent opportunity for theclub to extend its land ownership to the …