Land at Corbens Place, Maidstone | Property for sale | Savills
0.32 Ac(0.13 Ha)
Price on application

Land at Corbens PlaceMaidstone

  • Sold
  • Joint Sole Agent
  • Freehold

Key features

  • Prime residential development opportunity located in Maidstone town centre;
  • Planning Permission for 24 private residential flats;
  • Site has been completely cleared;
  • Freehold for sale with vacant possession;
  • Unconditional offers sought.

Prime residential development opportunity located in Maidstone town centre. Planning Permission for 24 private residential flats.

About this property

  • Bid deadline to be set on of 12 noon, Tuesday 1st November. The site currently comprises a cleared level site, equating to 0.3267 acres. The site is bounded by Tonbridge Road to the north, Corbens Place to the east, The Vine Medical centre to the west and Phase 1 of the Corbens place development to the south. Phase 1 comprises 11 completed houses. The subject site comprises Phase 3 of the development. The site falls within the jurisdiction of Maidstone Borough Council. The property is not listed nor situated within a Conservation Area. In December 2016 the whole site (including land to the south) was granted planning permission for “Outline application (All matters reserved) for redevelopment with up to 65 dwellings and associated vehicular and pedestrian access, car and cycle parking, street and external lighting, main services, bin stores and other ancillary development” (Ref. 15/510179/OUT). This application was amended and approved in December 2017 for erection of 51 dwellings and associated vehicular and pedestrian access, car and cycle parking, street and external lighting, main services, bin stores and other ancillary development (Ref. 17/504144/OUT). Reserved Matters of scale, appearance and layout were approved in January 2018 (Ref. 18/500229/REM). This incorporated Reserved Matters approval for 19 flats on the Phase 3 land (subject site). A further application (Ref. 21/500955/REM) for the “Reserved Matters of scale, appearance, landscaping, access and layout of Phase 3 consisting of a 5-storey apartment building of 24 units pursuant to 17/504144/OUT” was approved in July 2021.

Local information

  • The site is located less than 0.3 miles south west of Maidstone Town Centre, to the south of Tonbridge Road (A20), which forms part of the ring road into and around Maidstone. Maidstone is the county town of Kent and benefits from a full range of amenities including hotels, bars, restaurants and performance venues. Major retail facilities in the town include the Mall, Fremlin Walk, Broadway Shopping Centre and the Royal Start Arcade. Lockmeadow Entertainment Centre is located 0.3 miles to the south east and provides a range of restaurants and leisure facilities including a gym, cinema, bowling alley and trampoline park.
  • Maidstone benefits from good communication links. The town is considered to be a hub for major roads, with Junction 7 of the M20 situated 2.3 miles to the north east of the Property, providing access to the M25 orbital and Folkestone/ Dover. The A229, A249, A20 and A26 are also proximal, and the M2 is a short distance to the north.

Additional information

  • A Section 106 Agreement has been signed and is available to view.
  • Link to the Data room - click on "Website" button or use the link https://www.avisonyoung.co.uk/corbensplace
  • The site will be sold by way of informal tender (unless sold prior), with a bid deadline to be set on of 12 noon, Tuesday 1st November.