Edinburgh House is preparing to lodge an appeal with the secretary of state after its plans for the £120m redevelopment of the Heritage Quarter in Gravesend town centre were rejected, Estates Gazette can reveal.
The developer will formally lodge the appeal in the coming week, with a public inquiry likely to take place six to eight months later.
In September, Gravesham borough council rejected the plans for a second time.
The £120m scheme included 120,000 sq ft of shops, 30,000 sq ft of leisure, around 400 flats, a 51-bedroom hotel and 5,000 sq ft of offices.
But the revised plans no longer included a 32-storey block of 230 flats on the riverfront, after council members had earlier suggested the developer should reduce the size of some of the buildings.
Tony Quayle, managing director of Edinburgh House, said: “Our decision follows extensive advice from a leading counsel and other planning experts.
“We have been advised that we have a very strong case given the committee’s weak grounds for refusal set against a strong officer’s recommendation for approval and our subsequent efforts to address concerns raised in the April committee meeting.”
Nick.whitten@estatesgazette.com
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