Cockering Farm

Quinn estates led the securing of consent for a new community in canterbury.

Thanington Park, previously consented as a golf course, was excluded as a draft allocation in the Local Plan. Quinn Estates identified the opportunity for the delivery of a bespoke hospice facilities, which was fundamental to the project’s success. Planning permission was subsequently granted 11 months later.

Adjoining this scheme, Quinn Estates obtained consent for a further development called Cockering Farm.

Collectively, the sites now have consent for the following:

• Creation of 1,150 new homes including 30% affordable
• 80,000sq.ft grade ‘A’ office campus
• A new primary school
• A new £9m facility for the Pilgrims Hospices funded by Pentland and Quinn Estates
• 50 hectares of open space including new allotments, playing fields, a cricket pitch, new parkland and wildlife corridors. This represents one of the largest provisions of green infrastructure in Canterbury in recent history
• Major improvements to the functioning of Canterbury’s road network resulting in enhancements to the air quality
• Section 106 contributions amongst the highest ever delivered in the district