A packed meeting of residents, local businesses, councillors, and MPs was held at the House of Commons to launch the Save Chatham Docks Campaign’s masterplan for the future of the Docks. The masterplan prepared by renowned architects SPPARC would create nearly 100,000 sqm of new industrial floorspace, creating approximately 2,500 new jobs at Chatham Docks making full use of the ports unique position as the only non-tidal dock in the South East.
The plan was prepared to show the economic, social, and environmental benefits of keeping Chatham Docks as a working port and to respond to the Peel & Land & Property’s own plans that would close the Docks in order to redevelop the land for high density blocks of flats. ArcelorMittal Kent Wire is prepared to deliver SPPARC’s plans. Key components of SPPARC’s scheme are as follows:
Going forward the plans will now be presented to residents in Medway at a series of engagement events.
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