Invicta House - Sandling Road, Maidstone, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 16.716 E 000° 31.278
31U E 327125 N 5683725
Invicta House, built c1983, is the home to some 1200 staff working for Kent County Council. Having a hexagonal shape it is clearly visible from above and is located on the north east side of Sandling Road in Maidstone.
Waymark Code: WMRAYC
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 2

An areial view of Invicta House can be seen here.

The Kent Online website in a November 2013 article advised of a proposal for the building:

Kent County Council plans to move staff to Invicta House after £4.4m revamp, which could save taxpayer cash.

Kent County Council is to revamp its main office in Maidstone at a cost of £4.4m and move staff out of three others.

Council chiefs say centralising staff in Invicta House in a reorganisation will eventually save the taxpayer £1.6m a year.

Under the plans, the authority is to vacate its other offices in the County Town – Brenchley House, Bishops Terrace and Cantium House.

Staff who work at these three will move to Invicta House, which after a major refurbishment will be able to accommodate about 1,200 employees, close to double the number who are based there.

KCC says the six-storey Invicta House, which it owns and is 30 years old, needs extensive improvement work.

Despite an initial outlay of £4.4m, the programme will eventually save money.

The council estimates that it could sell Cantium House for a six-figure sum.

Both Brenchley House and offices in Bishops Terrace, which are leased, cost about £1.6m to run each year.

County councillors have approved the project as part of a wider reorganisation of its offices in all parts of the county.

Work on the refurbishment is expected to start in February next year and be completed in July 2015.

Brenchley House is the corporate office for two directorates - social services and families and education.

Cantium House is used by IT staff while Invicta House is the base for economic development, highways, personnel and regulatory services.

Building Address:
Invicta House
Sandling Road
Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom


Is it open to the general public?: no

When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 01/01/1983

What is the name of this building?: Invicta House

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