Hoplands Park

Quinn Estates purchases an unallocated 70-acre parcel of land in Hersden, Canterbury and set about delivering a vision for a new village extension.

As part of the development, a £1.5m construction and engineering apprenticeship centre is being created for EKC Group. This is alongside brand-new retail space for the village, along a main arterial road and a huge area of green space providing publicly accessible open space for local residents. The scheme was granted consent by the planning committee with a unanimous vote.

Quinn Estates purchased an unallocated 70 acre parcel of farmland in Canterbury and set about creating a vision for a new village extension through working with the local community.

• 250 homes
• 15% affordable housing
• £3,760,995 Section 106 contribution including £1.2m towards the Sturry Bypass, the district’s key piece of strategic infrastructure
• Over £15,000 Section 106 contribution per dwelling
• 39 acres of green space equating to 55% of the site, the largest area of new green space to be created in the district in a generation
• New construction and engineering apprenticeship centre for Canterbury College
• A new state of the art children’s nursery
• New business park creating 400 new jobs
• 300 construction jobs per annum
• Land allocated for a medical centre
• New village centre fronting the A28

The scheme was granted consent by the planning committee with a unanimous vote in April 2017. Redrow have purchased the site with construction starting in 2018.