Tag: Kent



Work starts on Aldi’s Kent Super-Depot

Posted on 6 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

German discount chain Aldi has confirmed it is reviving plans for a half-a-million square foot distribution depot in Kent. If approved the new facility would create at least 400 jobs. The Isle of Sheppey site, near Neats Court, was named by the... Read More

Discovery Park Planners vote for Offices over Homes

Posted on 10 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Council planners have given the go-ahead for the rolling redevelopment of the former European headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Developer Discovery Park Ltd (DPL) bought the 180-acre site — just north of Sandwich in Kent — when Pfizer... Read More

Kent Developers Group calls for rise in Speculative Schemes

Posted on 22 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

A group of commercial property experts based in Kent has called for businesses to invest in new projects to address a shortage of supply which could threaten economic recovery. According to the Kent Developers Group, the recent UK Commercial Market... Read More

Kent Firms choosing the Countryside for Post-Recession Expansion

Posted on 15 July, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

The cost of car parking, urban congestion, and the growing number of small town centre offices being converted to residential use is driving many companies to consider relocating to more rural premises, according to one property consultant. It’s a... Read More

Huge Theme Park Planned for Kent Brownfield Site

Posted on 10 October, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

A £2 billion theme park on the scale of Disneyland Paris is expected to create more than 27,000 jobs in Kent. The huge development is on an 872 acre plot of brownfield land between Dartford and Gravesend and is provisionally scheduled to open in... Read More