 The former Trafalgar Centre in Chatham High Street. Photo: Future Chatham A disused shopping centre in Chatham High Street has gone on the market, just a month after redevelopment plans were approved. Estate agents Savills and Avison Young have listed the former Trafalgar Centre and adjoining multi-storey car park as for sale. Offers for the freehold of the site are being accepted until Thursday, 10 November. It was last sold for £2.87 million in June 2020 when Aylesford-based developer Terance Butler Holdings (TBH) acquired it.  A CGI showing the proposed redevelopment of the Trafalgar Centre. Photo: Terance Butler Holdings TBH created plans to redevelop the site, which were given the go-ahead by Medway Council's planning committee at a meeting on 24 August. The scheme would see up to 175 flats built, as well as co-working office space and creative arts studios. As part of the redevelopment, the Trafalgar Centre - which closed in 2013 - would be demolished, while part of the multi-storey car park in Rhode Street will be retained to provide 152 car parking spaces. No affordable housing will be provided, with £500,000 in Section 106 contributions settled on instead, including money towards libraries, and improvements for transport and green spaces, such as The Paddock and Chatham Waterfront.  The multi-storey car park in Rhode Street, behind the Trafalgar Centre. Photo: Future Chatham The proposals were submitted as an 'outline' planning application, meaning more detailed plans will have to be considered at a later stage before work can begin.
This would include specific aspects of the development, such as material choices. The Trafalgar Centre was purpose-built in the 1960s as a Fine Fare supermarket, before closing in 1987. It was then taken on by shopping centre operator InShops, who reopened it in 1990 as an indoor market with more than 80 independent shops, a fast-food court, café and a creche. Budget supermarket chain Kwik Save was also part of the offering in the early 2000s. However, the centre closed in December 2013 after InShops entered liquidation and has sat empty since. See the property listing by clicking here. Comments are closed.
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