Planning consent has been granted to DLA Architecture, on behalf of its client Freshwater, to deliver a new £40mn residential led development on Sevenoaks High Street in Kent.

The proposed scheme, Chandlers Place, will see the redevelopment of a former Tesco store to deliver new homes in the centre of the town. The regeneration project will also provide new complementary retail to the high street as well as high quality public realm connecting the town centre to the Cultural Quarter.

Charles Jabre, Project Leader for DLA Architecture, said: “We are pleased to secure planning consent on behalf of Freshwater which is a long-term client. Our design approach has been contextual, drawing upon the historical architecture of Sevenoaks to create a contemporary, narrative led design response with high quality homes.

“Chandler’s Place is designed to open up the site for the local neighbourhood through the inclusion of a high-quality new public realm along the High Street and a dedicated public pedestrian route linking to the Kaleidoscope Arts centre as part of the town’s cultural quarter.”

The scheme will provide 104 new apartments and three retail units with an underground car park, 122 cycle bays and a broad pedestrian walkway.