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Chatham centre and waterfront development framework
Chatham centre and waterfront is the centre for a population of
over a quarter of a million people in Medway. It does not yet have
all the attributes of a thriving and vibrant centre of a
forward-looking and successful city, however.
This Development Framework provides the context for future
investment and will be the cornerstone of a transformation that
should see Chatham reach its full potential as the heart of
Medway.
The underlying potential exists. Chatham is a centre with a
wealth of history and its roles as a strategic centre for trade and
as a naval dockyard provide townscape and civic assets to
celebrate. Closure of the Dockyard and the restructuring of
Chatham’s traditional economic base have created new
challenges.
It is now time to focus on the centre and its waterfront. A
clear Development Framework, with specific projects and priorities
can create a catalyst for attracting both public and private sector
involvement to a place where, quite simply, the potential has not
been optimised. This document creates the framework for that
transformation and the unlocking of its potential. A regeneration
strategy for Chatham centre and waterfront is set out with
objectives and principles to guide regeneration, which details a
number of specific deliverable projects.
The Development Framework embraces a local urgency for positive
change. Public consultation, wide stakeholder involvement and close
working with officers and Members of Medway Council in the
preparation of the framework has identified the clear priority to
reinvent a proud centre, full of character, as the heart of the
emerging Medway.
As the guiding tool in this process, the Development Framework,
its projects and priorities will be given added weight as
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) to the Adopted Medway Local Plan. The draft SPG was the
subject of public consultation from the beginning of March to
mid-April 2004.
Consequently, the framework will become an essential tool to
guide planning and investment decisions for both the public sector
and developers across Chatham centre and waterfront.
The revised version of the full document, which was approved by
the council's Cabinet in July 2004, is available to download:
Chatham
Centre and Waterfront Development Framework (pdf 3,920KB).
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