London—Dentons has acted for the John Lewis Partnership (JLP), one of the UK's leading high-street retailers, on the redevelopment of its Clearings site in Chelsea, London. JLP has been working with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) London, to gain planning consent for the redevelopment of a local primary school and the building of a residential scheme in Draycott Avenue, Chelsea. The deal closed on 16 April 2015.

JLP and RBKC have been working together since 2014 to revitalise the Clearings site. Dentons supported JLP in obtaining planning consent from RBKC and settled agreements for the joint disposal. The Firm acted for both landowners in relation to the sale of the land.

Richard Budge, Dentons' Partner commented, ''We were delighted to work with our long-standing client, the John Lewis Partnership, on this complex deal and believe the redevelopment of the Clearing site will enhance the learning environment of the local community and deliver a landmark residential scheme.''

The Dentons team was led by Richard Budge working with Stephen Ashworth, Mark Bassett, Rachael Herbert, Brian Kennedy and Alex Harris.

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