Redrow Homes will construct 300 homes on the site of the former Whatman flour mill in the town centre after approval was granted by the local council on 1 February . The majority of the existing site will be demolished and replaced by 218 apartments and 77 houses . The houses will comprise three - to - four bedrooms and the apartments will be situated within four and five - storey blocks . Some historical features of the site will be retained to reflect the town 's industrial past .
Redrow Homes will construct 300 homes on the site of the former Whatman paper mill in Maidstone town centre after approval was granted by the local council on 1 February. The majority of the existing site will be demolished and replaced by 218 apartments and 77 houses. The houses will comprise two-to-four bedrooms and the apartments will be situated within four and five-storey blocks. Some historical features of the site will be retained to reflect the town's industrial past.