The owners of the UK's biggest shopping centre are set to redevelop a former North East brewery base on neighbouring land, following an undisclosed deal.
The Federation Brewery in Dunston, Gateshead, has lain empty since production of Newcastle Brown Ale switched from the region to Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, 12 years ago. The building was acquired by Intu soon after, and the former shopping centre owners had planned to redevelop the site. Those plans, however, hit the buffers when the retail giant fell into administration two years ago.
Now, the Metrocentre Partnership has bought the former brewery base in Gateshead, kickstarting plans to create a new development at the 12.9 acre plot, with the Metrocentre owners saying they plan to create a leisure offering to complement its neighbouring retail property. The Metrocentre Partnership, advised by its asset manager Sovereign Centros, said it had acquired the former brewery site from KPMG, the administrators acting on behalf of Intu following its collapse.
