44 KENT
MEDWAY
Already home to companies including The Royal
Bank of Scotland, BAE Systems and Vanquis Bank,
the 15 year development of Medway as a new river
city will draw together the sites of Rochester
Riverside, Chatham, Strood Riverside, Temple
Waterfront and Gillingham Waterfront.
The scope and scale of this project along seven miles of the River pub, a thriving new university campus, and a new office district where
Medway is astounding. No fewer than 16,000 new homes will be built more than 3,500 people are employed.
and commercial investment will produce at least 20,000 jobs, the
whole being supported by high-speed transport links, dramatic retail St. Mary’s Island, Chatham Maritime, is a joint venture between
development, universities and cultural development. Countryside Properties and SEEDA. The Island has been transformed
into a thriving, sustainable community with some of the most eco-
Public investment of £120 million, mainly used to buy land for
friendly homes and amenities in the country. One thousand of the
development, created the foundation for private sector investment
planned 2,000 homes have been built.
which will be managed through a partnership between Medway
Council and St. Modwen Properties plc. Ultimately, the value of the
The Royal Naval Dockyard, which saw its heyday in Georgian and
regeneration effort is expected to reach £6 billion when factoring in
Victorian times, is of immense historical significance and a bid for
wider investment in the Kingsnorth E.ON power station and the new
world heritage status is now underway, backed by SEEDA, Medway
Great Lines City Park.
Council, English Heritage and the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
Phase One of the project, the development of Rochester Riverside, is
New commercial and residential development in Medway will be
now set to begin. Rochester is part of Kent’s great historic heritage.
underpinned by redevelopment of the waterfront, to include a major
From Roman times it was the vitally strategic southern part of the river
arts and entertainment venue, a conference centre and the
crossing for travellers from London to Canterbury and Dover. It has an
refurbishment of the Pentagon shopping centre, adding to the area’s
imposing Norman castle and a cathedral that is the second oldest in
ability to cater to the needs of residents and visitors alike. Long term, a
the land. Visitors flock to the town for these attractions and also to
cable car service may even be built across the River Medway.
steep themselves in the world of Charles Dickens, perhaps the town’s
most famous son.
Development of the Strood, Gillingham and Temple sites is underway,
with striking new residential, commercial and cultural projects in the
SEEDA and Medway Council are the key partners and landowners in
planning phase.
this project and in January 2008 selected Crest Nicholson and green
living specialists BioRegional Quintain Ltd. from among four
companies who competed to develop 600 homes in a £100 million
Sources:
investment. One of Crest Nicholson’s key pledges in its application was
SEEDA
www.seeda.co.uk
adherence to the most ambitious sustainability standards developed
www.stmodwen.co.uk
by BioRegional with WWF-International, with the aim of making
Medway Renaissance
www.medwayrenaissance.com
sustainable living attractive, easy to manage and affordable.
Construction is due to begin in early 2009. Welbeck Land has been
selected to develop the site’s commercial quarter,
headlined by plans for a 150 room 4-star hotel and
conference centre.
The centre of the new city of Medway
will be Chatham. The Royal Naval
Dockyard there is part of the highly
successful regeneration of
Chatham Maritime which
features a marina, outlet
shopping centre, cinema, hotel,
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