PCC announces sale of Kent Police HQ land sale completed
PCC announces sale of Kent Police HQ land sale completed
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott has completed the sale of a significant plot of land that formed part of Kent Police’s headquarters site.
The sold land at Sutton Road in Maidstone runs along the north boundary between the headquarters site and Grove Road and included a number of under-used buildings and a field that hosted force sporting events and, in more recent times, car parking during Kent Police’s annual Open Days.
In consultation with the force over the last six years, it was decided opportunities to reduce the footprint of the site would be explored, while retaining a central headquarters function. The disposal of the land, which was not required for operational policing, was completed on 26th June 2026.
Throughout 2025, work progressed to prepare the site for sale and following negotiations, Mr Scott took the decision to sell the land for £16.2m. These funds will be used to reduce the need to borrow for capital programmes in 2026/27 and 2027/28. The funds cannot be used to support the ongoing revenue budget for items such as pay.
On announcing the sale PCC Matthew Scott said:
‘I am grateful to all those who have been involved in this complex process; be that the negotiations, oversight of the demolition of existing buildings, the construction of the new boundary or the repurposing of existing buildings to accommodate staff that have moved out of the offices and buildings that have since been demolished to make way for the new boundary of the headquarters estate.
‘The decision to sell this particular parcel of land ensures that the force and the Chief Constable have the operational headquarters they require now and for the future while ensuring that financially it remains efficient, effective and provides the best possible financial outcome for the taxpayers of Kent.’
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Note to editors
The Office of the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner owns the estate the force operates in. The Chief Constable is responsible for the operational deployment of officers and the operational use of the estate
At this time details of the buyer will not be provided.
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