Civic Centre site in Strood brought to market

The site of the former Civic Centre in Strood, Medway, has been brought to market.Property consultancy Carter Jonas has been instructed to market the property on behalf of Medway Council.It forms part of the Strood Waterfront regeneration project with the council looking to select a development partner to create a new residential-led mixed-use development.The masterplan for the site indicates potential for more than 550 residential units with new community facilities and supporting commercial, leisure and retail uses adjacent to the High Street and Rochester Bridge.An illustrative design sets the buildings – a mix of four to 11 storey apartment buildings and two to three-storey townhouses – around a central public space and back from the riverside to create a new walkway. There is potential for a new footbridge to link the site to Jane’s Creek extending the riverside walk and providing access to existing open space.The site currently comprises a disused surface car park, but was previously home to council offices which were demolished a number of years ago.Medway Council recently completed a £3.5m flood defence works project on the site and the neighbouring Strood Riverside to enable redevelopment.A development partner is being sought via the Official Journal of the European Union tender with the deadline for initial submissions on 19 November 2019.