£100m scheme to transform Temple Waterfront
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Medway's multi-billion-pound regeneration programme has taken a major step forward with the submission of a planning application for Temple Waterfront.
Lafarge Cement UK, who jointly own the 28-hectare (69-acre) site with Medway Council and timber merchants Morgan and Company, are seeking outline planning permission for up to 620 homes and up to 12,300 sq metres of mixed-use employment and retail floorspace, creating up to 250 jobs. The scheme would mean £100 million of private sector investment.
Proposed community services include shops, community facilities and access to public transport through the site. Access along the site’s half-mile waterfront will be greatly improved through investment in paths and open space management. Wildlife habitats will be protected and enhanced.
Morgan Timber will remain on site in improved premises and their business will continue without interruption.
The planning application follows the signing by Lafarge Cement UK and Medway Council of a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA), a new system designed to streamline the planning process for large-scale development proposals. It is a voluntary agreement, drawn up between developer and local authority, formally setting out what is expected from all parties throughout the planning application process.
Temple Waterfront is first use of a PPA in the Thames Gateway regeneration area.
The PPA does not affect residents’ right to be consulted about the application. Public consultation will be carried out in the normal way and the council will have time to properly consider all views before reporting to the planning committee.
Leader of Medway Council Cllr Rodney Chambers, said: “This application is another milestone for our 20-year regeneration programme.
“Our ambition is to transform Medway into a successful riverside city through the redevelopment of town centre and waterfront sites along seven miles of the river.”
David Simms, Land and Planning Director at Lafarge Cement, said: “Today’s submission of our planning application, together with the signing of the Planning Performance Agreement, is a huge step forward.
“Temple Waterfront, with its links to the M2 and superb views across the river to Rochester’s castle and cathedral, is one of our most important sites. It has massive potential and we’re determined to see that potential realised.”
The planning application follows Medway Council’s adoption of a development brief for Temple Waterfront in October 2006.
Lafarge Cement UK, who jointly own the 28-hectare (69-acre) site with Medway Council and timber merchants Morgan and Company, are seeking outline planning permission for up to 620 homes and up to 12,300 sq metres of mixed-use employment and retail floorspace, creating up to 250 jobs. The scheme would mean £100 million of private sector investment.
Proposed community services include shops, community facilities and access to public transport through the site. Access along the site’s half-mile waterfront will be greatly improved through investment in paths and open space management. Wildlife habitats will be protected and enhanced.
Morgan Timber will remain on site in improved premises and their business will continue without interruption.
The planning application follows the signing by Lafarge Cement UK and Medway Council of a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA), a new system designed to streamline the planning process for large-scale development proposals. It is a voluntary agreement, drawn up between developer and local authority, formally setting out what is expected from all parties throughout the planning application process.
Temple Waterfront is first use of a PPA in the Thames Gateway regeneration area.
The PPA does not affect residents’ right to be consulted about the application. Public consultation will be carried out in the normal way and the council will have time to properly consider all views before reporting to the planning committee.
Leader of Medway Council Cllr Rodney Chambers, said: “This application is another milestone for our 20-year regeneration programme.
“Our ambition is to transform Medway into a successful riverside city through the redevelopment of town centre and waterfront sites along seven miles of the river.”
David Simms, Land and Planning Director at Lafarge Cement, said: “Today’s submission of our planning application, together with the signing of the Planning Performance Agreement, is a huge step forward.
“Temple Waterfront, with its links to the M2 and superb views across the river to Rochester’s castle and cathedral, is one of our most important sites. It has massive potential and we’re determined to see that potential realised.”
The planning application follows Medway Council’s adoption of a development brief for Temple Waterfront in October 2006.