Spirit of Sittingbourne

Quinn Estates were invited by Swale Borough Council to partner it with U&I PLC and Essential Land to seek planning and deliver the long awaited £110m regeneration of Sittingbourne town centre.

Within 6 months of our involvement we had a planning application submitted for a scheme of 215 apartments, a 7 screen cinema, 7 restaurants, a multi storey car park, big box retail space and a new public realm alongside highway improvements.

The development will deliver:

• 800 construction jobs a year
• £8m of spend into the local economy a year
• 230 long term jobs
• £250,000 of annual business rates
• Economic output of £38m annually from the construction phase

Occupiers include:

• The Light Cinema chain
• 63-bed Travelodge
• A 9-Lane Bowling Alley
• Nando’s
• Sentando (Longers) Restaurant
• Food Warehouse
• Home Bargains
• Costa Drive-Thru