NEW life for a corner of Hampton is promised by a redevelopment project for a former salvage yard, four shops and three floors of flats in Station Road.

The Hampton Quarter is the new name for the complex, which formerly housed the Peco architectural salvage business for more than 20 years.

Peco has moved to new premises further along the road, reopening there in January, and its old home is now being spruced up by its new owners, Twickenham-based Park Hill Investments.

Having paid £2.3 million for the building and yard, Park Hill promises to keep the original frontage and create a vibrant, mixed-use' complex.

They say the Hampton Quarter has already attracted interest from new occupiers.

The flats on the upper floors will remain in residential use and the company wants to develop the other buildings on site for a variety of uses, including a veterinary practice and a physiotherapist.

Paul Buffery of Park Hill said: "The whole site will be tidied up, repaired and refurbished, but we are keeping the properties as originally built and employment will actually be higher than when Peco were the occupiers.

"The site is a charming part of an important Hampton retail parade, with bus stops outside and ample scope for parking in the yard at the rear."

Local architects Simon Merrony Associates are advising Park Hill and agents handling the property are Marquis & Co of Twickenham.

Park Hill is a property firm with £30 million of assets around south west London, mainly in the borough of Richmond.