THE former Hexham Bus Station is still on the market.

The station, which has been labelled a "bomb site" by a councillor, is up for £1.5m.

YoungsRPS is managing the sale of the Priestpopple site, which is described as "suitable for residential/commercial use subject to planning consent." There is also currently a licence agreement in place for use of the site as a car park.

Planning consent was granted in November 2015 for various works on the site, including a retail scheme to the ground floor and thirty-five dwellings, but this consent has now expired.

In 2016, Dysart Developments announced plans to create 2,466 square metres of commercial space, as well as an underground car park, 31 apartments and five affordable homes, as well as a much-needed pedestrian route through to the home of Marks & Spencer and B&M stores on Maidens Walk.

The Courant then reported in 2018 that Northumberland County Council (NCC) wanted to create housing for the elderly, retail units and parking as part of the regeneration of the site built in 1930.

But a Northumberland County Council spokeswoman said the authority failed to agree terms with the owners of the site.

The bus station has relocated to Loosing Hill.

Five million remains allocated in the council's budget to develop the site, in addition to £2.4 million in Heritage Action Zone funding, it was reported last year.

And in May this year, fast food giant KFC denied rumours it was planning a drive-thru restaurant in the town centre after it was revealed site owners and NCC had not reached an agreement over valuation.

A council spokesperson has been contacted for an update. Efforts to contact Dysart have been unsuccessful.