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Millions invested in Medway’s emerging city centre

Published: Wednesday, 22nd June 2022

We have purchased the former Debenhams building in Chatham as part of our ambitious regeneration programme.

  • Shortlist announced for the prestigious Medway Design and Regeneration Awards

    Published: Tuesday, 24th May 2022

    A restaurant in an old fire station, architectural lighting at a historic church and a listed building home to a café, gallery and art studios, are just some of the shortlisted buildings.

  • Latest phase of Rochester Riverside receives planning approval

    Published: Wednesday, 18th May 2022

    Countryside, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, and Hyde, one of the largest housing associations in the south east, have received planning permission for the next phase at Rochester Riverside.

  • Medway receives government funding for accessible facilities

    Published: Wednesday, 20th April 2022

    We've been awarded £90,000 government funding to install specialised facilities for disabled residents and visitors.

  • Celebrating Medway’s most unique and interesting builds

    Published: Tuesday, 15th February 2022

    Medway’s most innovative and exciting building projects will be celebrated this year with the return of the prestigious Medway Design and Regeneration Awards.

  • Avison Young appointed to manage Innovation Park Medway

    Published: Tuesday, 7th December 2021

    Avison Young has been appointed to provide development consultation and subsequent management of Innovation Park Medway.

  • Council to consult on changes to HIF project

    Published: Monday, 29th November 2021

    We have started the next phase of public consultation into how best to spend £170m to protect the environment and deliver much-needed new road and rail infrastructure on the Hoo Peninsula.

  • Rochester Riverside wins the Public/Private Partnership award at the LGC Awards 2021

    Published: Thursday, 18th November 2021

    Our partnership with Countryside, Hyde and Homes England at Rochester Riverside has won the Public/Private Partnership award at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards 2021.

  • Garrison Point: creating homes in Medway’s city centre

    Published: Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

    Work is well underway on a city centre development which is creating new homes for residents.

  • Medway to receive nearly £14.5million government funding

    Published: Thursday, 28th October 2021

    We are set to receive nearly £14.5million funding to invest in historic landmarks in Chatham.

  • Council’s latest acquisition will help further transform town centre

    Published: Thursday, 21st October 2021

    We have acquired an empty office block in Chatham as part of our plans to further regenerate the town centre.

  • Local recruits help drive forward CityFibre’s £40m digital transformation in Medway

    Published: Tuesday, 5th October 2021

    Nearly every home and business in Medway will gain access to CityFibre’s Full Fibre network by the end of 2023, transforming Medway into one of the world’s best digitally connected regions.

  • Extension agreed for £170m Future Hoo HIF project

    Published: Tuesday, 28th September 2021

    Following significant progress in the delivery of the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF): New Routes to Good Growth Programme, we've agreed a year’s extension to the programme with Homes England.

  • Budding creatives asked to design new public art for Rochester Riverside

    Published: Wednesday, 8th September 2021

    Countryside and Hyde have announced an open call opportunity for an artist to commission a new piece of public realm artwork at Rochester Riverside, their £419m flagship regeneration scheme.

  • Work begins at pioneering new business park

    Published: Friday, 3rd September 2021

    Work has begun at a new state-of-the-art business park in Medway which will give local businesses the chance to grow.

  • Peninsula residents respond to future plans

    Published: Wednesday, 1st September 2021

    We have published the results of the first phase of public consultation on how £170 million would be spent on the Hoo Peninsula.

  • Work begins on new Rochester Riverside primary school

    Published: Monday, 19th July 2021

    A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of construction on the new two-form entry primary school at Rochester Riverside, Countryside and Hyde’s £419m regeneration scheme in Medway.

  • Rochester Riverside primary school awarded new planning consent

    Published: Monday, 10th May 2021

    The new primary school at Rochester Riverside, Countryside and Hyde’s £419m regeneration project, has received planning approval for a two-form entry, allowing the school to cater for 420 pupils.

  • Next phase of Rochester Riverside begins construction

    Published: Monday, 19th April 2021

    Countryside and Hyde have begun construction on Phase 3 of Rochester Riverside, their £419million regeneration scheme in Medway.

  • Work begins to create an innovative learning and skills hub

    Published: Monday, 15th February 2021

    Work has begun on creating an innovative adult learning and skills hub in Gillingham.

  • Young people ‘kickstarted’ into the world of work

    Published: Friday, 12th February 2021

    News that more than 1,000 job opportunities for young people across Kent have been offered as part of the government’s Kickstart programme has been welcomed by the Kent & Medway Employment Task Force.

  • TopHat delivers some of the UK’s most energy-efficient homes for Medway Council

    Published: Tuesday, 9th February 2021

    Leading modular housing firm TopHat has completed the delivery of 20 affordable homes for Medway Development Company, our development arm, in Chatham.

  • Medway’s new innovative business park benefits from fast-tracked planning process

    Published: Friday, 5th February 2021

    A simplified planning process is now in place at a pioneering new business park in Medway.

  • More than 22,000 people to work on Lower Thames Crossing project

    Published: Monday, 1st February 2021

    Highways England has revealed the major jobs boost the Lower Thames Crossing will give to Kent and Essex, with 22,000 people expected to work on the largest road scheme since the M25 was built.

  • Medway to receive £9.5million government funding

    Published: Tuesday, 12th January 2021

    Medway Council is set to receive nearly £9.5million provisional funding to further transform Chatham town centre.

  • Plans for the future of Mountbatten House are taking shape

    Published: Friday, 27th November 2020

    Medway Council’s bold and exciting vision for the future regeneration of Chatham town centre continues to take shape with the launch of a consultation on plans for the future of Mountbatten House.  

  • First affordable homes handed over at Rochester Riverside

    Published: Monday, 14th September 2020

    On Friday 11 September, Rochester Riverside celebrated the handover of the first affordable housing from Countryside to Hyde, providing further much-needed new homes for Medway.

  • New public space reconnects Chatham with its military roots

    Published: Friday, 31st July 2020

    The final part of a £2.2million heritage project, including £400,000 from Medway Council, that transformed historic areas in Chatham, has been opened to the public. 

  • Government-backed Thames Estuary launches plan to unlock growth and pump billions to UK economy

    Published: Tuesday, 21st July 2020

    The Thames Estuary is backed by the Government as the UK’s biggest growth opportunity.

  • Rochester Riverside crowned the Winner of Winners at the Housing Design Awards

    Published: Tuesday, 21st July 2020

    Rochester Riverside was also awarded the Building for a Healthy Life Award, in recognition of the high-quality green open space being created.

  • Medway Council secures up to £1.6million government funding to revitalise part of Chatham’s historic high street

    Published: Tuesday, 30th June 2020

    Medway Council has been awarded up to £1.6million of government funding to revitalise a section of Chatham High Street located within the Star Hill to Sun Pier Conservation Area.

  • Plans for The Pentagon in Chatham

    Published: Thursday, 4th June 2020

    Clarification: A news story has appeared on the front page of today’s Medway Messenger with an illustration of a possible design for the future of Mountbatten House in Chatham.

  • Green light for next phase of homes at Rochester Riverside

    Published: Monday, 27th April 2020

    Progress continues at £419m development at Rochester Riverside as planning for Phase 3 is approved.

  • River trip launches work to transform Thames Estuary

    Published: Tuesday, 18th February 2020

    Ambitious plans to transform the Thames Estuary have been crafted on the river.

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