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HDD ANNOUNCES LAND DEAL A
NEW APPOINTMENT AT CAXTONS K
supermarket, hotel and a care home are set to be developed in a multi-million pound project following exchange of contracts to purchase three plots of land in Kent by Birmingham-based Henry Davidson Developments (HDD).
Subject to planning being obtained the development located to the South of the historic market town of Faversham, unveiled today by HDD, will include a 20,000 sq.ft unit for a discount food operator, an 80-bed Hotel, and a 66-bed luxury care home for the elderly for LNT Care Developments. The completed development will have a gross development value of around £14.7 million. Dozens of jobs for local people will be created during construction and at the new facilities once the project is completed.
Kevin Foster
HDD has exchanged contracts to acquire the land from Hallam Land Management, part of the Henry Boot Group and Vendors FK Kemsley & Sons Ltd,
who were jointly advised by Strutt & Parker. The site is adjacent to a residential development being delivered by national house builder Barratt Homes. They are due to start building the first of 310 new homes in mid 2018.
HDD specialises in retail-led and mixed-use developments. The
company recently completed major retail-led mixed-use developments at Didcot in Oxfordshire, and Newton Leys in Milton Keynes.
SPECSAVERS SEEN IN STROOD S
pecsavers Optical Superstores Ltd has agreed a ten-year lease on 58 High Street Strood – a prominent retail property
marketed by Caxtons Chartered Surveyors. One of the Medway Towns, Strood is well positioned close to the M2 and all routes north and south. It is north of the River Medway, just 10 miles from the county town of Maidstone and five miles to the west of Gillingham.
James Squire, a
commercial negotiator at Caxtons’ Commercial Agency offices in Maidstone, was instrumental in promoting this property, which is located on a busy thoroughfare in a parade of shops, in the centre of the town.
In addition to the 1035 ft2 of mostly open plan retail space on the ground floor,
there is a further area of storage and a kitchen and WC on the first floor making the total area some 1515 ft2. Completed on 12th January, James said that he was
delighted Caxtons had finalised the deal on behalf of their client at an annual rent of £24,000. The premises are let on a new full repairing and insuring lease and has a 5-year break clause built in. The deal includes a 9-month 50% rent allowance for the new tenant. For further information visit
www.caxtons.com
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ampshire, 29th January 2018 – Planning-focused ecological survey and assessment company, EPR, has invested heavily in its presence in the South East, as Dr David Smith is appointed to head the new office which is opening in Kent.
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The new office is a response to the high demand for industry- leading ecological services to inform planning in the region, and this expansion highlights EPR’s commitment to those clients with interests and offices in the capital – for which reason the office will be located close to HS1, enabling easy access to central London. The office will also enable EPR to more efficiently support
Kent’s local housing and infrastructure developers, and planning authorities. The company is already involved in numerous ongoing, and scheduled, ambitious housing and infrastructure projects in the region. The new base will support these projects, while also allowing EPR to provide its services across the south of England.
PLANNING CONSENT SECURED
development at Chilmington Green. The planning approval means that work can now start on the construction of the first homes, which is expected to begin by the end of March 2018. The Council's Planning Committee has approved Hodson
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Developments' detailed plans for the start of Phase 1 of the development, which includes 346 new homes, subject to minor amendments to the drawings. Chilmington Green is a new, mixed use community comprising 5,750 quality new homes which will be built out over the next 20 years, providing much needed homes for Ashford's growing population. Chilmington Green will also boast its own high street, a secondary school, four primary schools, a park and extensive areas of green space. It will also provide up to 1,000 new jobs.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2018
odson Developments has secured planning approval from Ashford Borough Council to begin Phase 1 of its major
ent based chartered surveyors Caxtons is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Canniford FRICS as
Senior Professional Surveyor in their Professional property services department at their offices in Gravesend. Mike qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in June 1979 whilst
working for the HMRC Valuation Office and was made a Fellow of the RICS in May 1991. He joined the firm on 12th February 2018. Mike, a registered valuer, joins Caxtons after a long and successful career that has included both the public and private sectors. He has experience across all aspects of the market and has gained a wealth of experience during his 38 years in the business. For more than 15-years, Mike worked for
Mike Canniford
the major commercial agency firm Edward Symmons and Partners, was Property Director at Brent Walker PLC, handled
portfolio management and development for Wisley Property Group and was Chief Executive of Albourne Housing Association where his role included site acquisition and development, managing projects through planning and arranging funding. Most recently, Mike was Managing Director at Porters Chartered Surveyors in Maidstone. Mike will be engaged in a range of professional surveying
work but principally, valuations, development site appraisals, rent reviews, lease renewals and other landlord and tenant matters. He will work across the region, but predominantly in mid and west Kent, south east London and south Essex. Mike is a Freeman of the City of London, a keen cricketer and
a cricket coach.
mcanniford@caxtons.com or 01474 537733 or
www.caxtons.com
EPR OPENS NEW OFFICE
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