New training academy and facilities for Millwall in the Green Belt near Brands Hatch.
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Millwall FC's long-term ambitions to reach the Premier League have taken an important step forward after its plans to build a new training ground in the Green Belt, near Brands Hatch, received the support of Sevenoaks District Council.
The Championship club can now create its new training academy and facilities on the 50-acre site off Fawkham Road close to the M20 motorway. DHA joined Millwall's team and provided transport planning and highway design advice.
The new facilities will include indoor and outdoor football pitches, artificial turf and training areas, plus buildings for groundsmen and security, as well as car and cycle parking, and will benefit from hard and soft landscaping. When complete it will be home to the Lions' first team and academy training operations as well as the club's office and support staff , which will move from its current home in Bermondsey. New access will be created to the site near the London Golf Club and the M20.
Millwall's chief executive, Steve Kavanagh, said: "We are very thankful to all those who have contributed to helping the club get to this point in what is a long and complex process, and we're excited about progressing further in the months ahead."
The project will see Millwall Community Trust work closely with the local community to promote grass roots football. A community benefit plan will seek to maximise opportunities for residents for employment, skills, training, and volunteering, and fund improvements to walking routes between the site and West Kingsdown.
People who worked on this project
Chris is an Associate Director at DHA, and heads up the infrastructure section. He holds an honours degree in Civil Engineering.
James started his career at DHA in 2017 straight from secondary school as an Apprentice in the transport team. Now he's a Senior Transport Engineer, having gained his qualifications and a wealth of hands-on experience from working in the office whilst studying for his Diploma.
Paul joined DHA in 2014 having previously worked for Kent County Council and the Department for Transport in the fields of development planning, transport policy, capital projects and public transport.
Sectors we work in
We are particularly proud of our track record of securing planning consent for valuable community facilities on behalf of both public and private sector clients – from village halls to libraries and pre-schools.
DHA have a long track record of work within the leisure sector, having secured consent for projects including ice rinks, football stadia and training complexes, sport pavilions, equestrian training centres and countless leisure centres. Each project comes with its own unique set of circumstances and design needs and DHA are adept at responding to these, working collaboratively with the design team to identify and mitigate any planning risks whilst promoting the many benefits such projects deliver.
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