The developer Bellway has acquired land and begun demolition to ship 93 new properties and restore the historic Kingsfield Home in Dartford.
The home, in-built 1859, was utilized by social pioneer Madame Martina Bergman-Osterberg as a bodily coaching faculty specialising in gymnastics for ladies and younger ladies, the place the trendy sport of netball was invented.
The ‘Cedarcroft’ improvement will comprise 65 non-public properties and 28 inexpensive properties on the western a part of the North Kent School campus, off Oakfield Lane.
The mission will see Bellway retain and renovate Kingsfield Home and convert it into a set of 27 one, two and three-bedroom residences.
William Weston-Smith, land director for Bellway Thames Gateway, stated: “Kingsfield Home and The Lodge are two enticing and traditionally important buildings which have each fallen right into a state of disrepair and will have been susceptible to demolition attributable to their unlisted standing.
“Their conversion into residential use will guarantee their long-term future, whereas the sale of the land, which is not wanted by the faculty, will fund future funding in academic sources.
“Whereas the primary a part of Kingsfield Home can be retained, inappropriate fashionable extensions are being demolished to enhance the constructing’s general look and improve its prominence as a landmark characteristic inside this new residential neighbourhood.
“Full planning permission for the mission was granted by Dartford Borough Council in November 2024 and with the land buy now full, we have now now began demolition work on the location.”
The Lodge, a two-storey constructing beforehand used as a safety workplace, can even be retained and transformed right into a three-bedroom home.
Kingsfield Home additionally been generally known as North Kent School, although it’s been vacant since 2015.
All properties at Cedarcroft could have PV photo voltaic panels, whereas there can be electrical car charging factors.
