A 5 acre site?

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A 5 acre site?

Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 7 Jan 2010

The old Thales factory has now been demolished to yield a "5 acre site" according to the sign. The sign also quotes an area of 130 000 sq ft. As 5 acres is 217 800 sq ft, this is a bit of a puzzle. Do they mean planning controls only allow the smaller figure as covered building?

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.134382
Longitude
-0.185076