Over 200 new homes, rooftop gardens and a spa are part of plans revealed for the redevelopment of the Queen Street and Slicketts Hill car parks in Chatham town centre. Plymouth-based BRL Architects have proposed four separate blocks fronting The Brook to accommodate one, two and three-bed flats, with the tallest building reaching 11 storeys. At least 25% of the housing is set to be 'affordable'. It is expected that 100 public parking spaces and 100 private parking spaces will be delivered as part of the redevelopment of the two car parks, including the installation of electric charging points. Leisure amenities including an on-site spa, pool and gym studio will also be available to residents. BRL Architects claim that the development will "upgrade a run-down area away from the waterfront", while also contributing to the "confidence to create a new city". The latest plans for the car parks at Queen Street and Slicketts Hill comes years after the first planning application for the 1.7 acre site was aired in April 2013. Outline planning permission was granted for the construction of 118 homes as a mixture of one, two and three-bed flats and three and four-bed houses, in addition to 3,375 sq metres of commercial space and 146 parking spaces. Consent was granted subject to the prior approval of ‘reserved matters’ - these being the full details of the appearance of any proposed buildings and landscaping - by April 2015. Development should then have commenced within two years. A year later at a meeting in May 2014, Medway Council was expected to declare the car parks as 'surplus' and dispose of the site for development. This was not given the go-ahead due to the loss of town centre parking spaces and the deterioration of the property market. View of the previous planning application from opposite Slicketts Hill. Photo: SpaceCraft Architects Medway Council did, however, finally agree to "bring forward the site for development, whilst retaining the car park and income" in July 2018, according to Council papers.
The Council entered a joint venture agreement with developer Creval to build the mixed-use housing and commercial scheme whilst retaining the existing level of parking spaces, as well as securing a significant profit share from the sale of the flats. Should the latest plans be given the green light, Medway Council could expect to lose around £68,000 per year in car parking income during the construction period, although it was earmarked that there will be "compensation paid by Creval to the Council for the temporary loss of car parking income". It is has not yet been confirmed when a full planning application will be submitted to the Council for public consultation and final consideration.
Courtney
16/2/2020 01:39:45
Definitely not Chatham will ended up looking like London too many buildings (homes) with no scenery
Dr Thomas Shelley
18/2/2020 11:30:08
I use the Slicketts Hill car park regularly because the other car parks are often full
Paul
15/3/2020 17:01:50
Well that's one way to ensure the closure of the brook theatre. Wouldn't dare risk parking in the Pentagon and walking to chatham high street after dark. Well done medway council. Another nail in the coffin They seem to want to cram as many flats in as can on this site. What about residents living on cross street. They will affectively be blocked in as well as being over looked. Should consider less flats and not build so high. We all deserve to live in nice places with plenty of outdoor space, but not at the expense of others living nearby. Should also supply more parking for this development. Basically too many flats, and too high. Less is more Comments are closed.
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