Land Securities has got the go-ahead for a 1.8m sq ft mixed-use scheme that forms part of its 17m sq ft Ebbsfleet Valley regeneration in Kent.
Gravesham council has approved masterplan proposals for Northfleet Rise – an area to the north of Ebbsfleet International station.
The development will include 807,300 sq ft of office and industrial space along with shops, leisure facilities and around 3.75ha of public open space and 464 new homes.
Adam Cunnington, development director at Land Securities, said: “This is another step forward for Ebbsfleet Valley and it means that we can now concentrate on future delivery.
“This is a huge project for all involved and we look forward to working with the local authorities to create a prosperous community that not only creates new homes, but brings new jobs and opportunities to the area.”
Over the next 25 years, Ebbsfleet Valley will provide up to 10,000 new homes and up to 9m sq ft of offices, retail, leisure and community facilities.
Northfleet Rise – bounded to the west by the River Ebbsfleet, with the North Kent railway line to the north and with Blue Lake to the south east – is the last of four such masterplans to receive approval.
Outline planning permission was received for the development of the area around the station in 2002, subject to the preparation of detailed masterplans.
