Plans to restore a disused historic building to its “former glory” and place it at the heart of a new housing development have moved forward. Councillors say the redevelopment of the former Oast House at Sevenoaks Quarry will help turn a huge housing estate into “a real community” from the outset.

Plans for 950 homes at the site, near the Bat and Ball Railway Station, were approved in June 2023. First used to mine sand in 1928, extraction at the site operated by Tarmac is set to come to an end in 2030.

A historic oast house building sits in the middle of the quarry, which the firm’s head of land development David McCabe said would be brought “back to its former glory and into community use” when the plans were approved. Sevenoaks Town Council, which is leading the plans to refurbish the

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