The former Royal Mail depot and sorting office in Northampton will be sold as part of plans to build a multi-million pound mail centre in the town.
The Barrack Road sorting office was badly damaged last September after a fire in an underground car park.
A temporary office was set up at Crow Lane to maintain postal deliveries.
A business plan for the new high-tech facility is due to be submitted to Royal Mail and if approved the centre could open by 2006.
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