The firm is currently unidentified but is described as a 'leading Chinese cross-border e-commerce enterprise with a well-established international presence'

Dove Valley Park, near Foston, covers 200 acres and is owned by Clowes Developments (Image: Robin Macey)

A “leading” Chinese e-commerce company is behind plans to buy a massive warehouse on an expanding A50 business park near Derby, creating hundreds of jobs.

The currently unidentified firm is the prospective buyer for a planned 37,000 square metre (402,000 square feet) warehouse on Dove Valley Park , near Foston , owned by Clowes Developments, which is run by Derby County owner David Clowes.

South Derbyshire District Council had approved the plans in February, when they were expected to create up to 960 jobs, with the s

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