rf010010 As a derelict storage warehouse, Fort Dunlop was approved for refurbishment in 2002. At one time it was the world’s largest factory, where over 3,200 people worked in the Dunlop factory out of over 10,000 on the total site (including the current car park which is due for development) Urban Splash acquired the building and the 10 acres of land from English Partnerships in 1999 and started work on drawing up proposals in conjunction with Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency (RDA) who funded the reclamation of the land. Urban Splash hold the building on a 999 year lease from Advantage West Midlands which is one of nine RDAs who say “Equality and Diversity is one of three underlying principles of ‘Connecting to Success’, being part of the West Midla

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