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Sports Direct building in Sittingbourne High Street up for auction with Clive Emson for £650,000

A town centre eyesore currently home to Sports Direct is being sold with planning permission for a retail and residential development.

The 18th-century Sittingbourne High Street building is going under the hammer at a Clive Emson auction.

The Sports Direct building in Sittingbourne High Street is going under the hammer
The Sports Direct building in Sittingbourne High Street is going under the hammer

It is hoped a guide price of £650,000 will be enough to entice a new owner, who will enjoy prior approval for eight flats and two retail units on the dilapidated site.

Planning permission for the redevelopment of the Grade II-listed building was granted in April last year.

The development would require the demolition of a two-storey extension to the rear of the site, replacing it with a three-storey structure.

The scheme looks to accommodate two commercial spaces on the ground floor and eight flats over the first and second floors, which will include two two-bedroom flats and six one-bedroom flats.

It is not known whether or not Sports Direct plans to move out if the project ever comes to fruition.

Part of the Sports Direct store building in Sittingbourne High Street is set to be demolished to make way for eight new apartments
Part of the Sports Direct store building in Sittingbourne High Street is set to be demolished to make way for eight new apartments

Though still trading from the site, its £30,000-a-year lease ran out in 2023.

Prior to life as a Sports Direct, the building was home to Walmsley’s Suite Superstore.

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