Arpenteur is a development company specialising in brownfield development. Arpenteur chooses sites that are under-utilised and/or derelict and helps bring those sites back into use in a way that makes a positive contribution to local areas. Arpenteur’s projects include a mixture of residential-led mixed-use developments, office, retail commercial and industrial developments.

Located on a prominent island corner of The Brook and High Street in Chatham, the site is currently comprised of the former Go Outdoors retail store and the Market Hall building, which is currently occupied by HomePlus Furniture. There is also a vacant multi-storey car park accessed from Cross Street, which lies outside of the proposed development area.

The site was previously occupied by Tesco for a significant number of years, and then Go Outdoors, but has remained vacant for some time. Due to low occupancy and antisocial behaviour, the car park was closed in 2022 by Medway Council.

The site sits adjacent to the Brompton Lines and New Road Chatham Conservation Areas, and is nearby to the Great Lines Heritage park. Whilst the site does not share any visibility or direct relationship with any of the Listed buildings in the vicinity, further assessments and surveys are being undertaken to assess potential impacts on heritage assets. Wherever possible effects on the significance of heritage assets will be avoided or minimised as a result of the design.

The site has been identified in the Chatham Town Centre Masterplan for redevelopment to provide both residential and commercial spaces, alongside greater pedestrian connectivity with the Great Lines Heritage Park.