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Consultation has concluded
Maidstone Borough Council is currently preparing an ambitious Town Centre Strategy to help guide investment, regeneration, development and infrastructure provision, to support the town centre in responding to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Former Royal Mail Sorting Office – Maidstone East regeneration is expected to generate a £50m investment into the area, bringing considerable benefits to the overall vitality and viability of Maidstone town centre and the wider borough.
Summary of Proposals
Around 220 high quality homes – a range of apartments and homes for sale and rent (parking underground)
New split-level piazzas with flexible space for commercial, retail and restaurant and café space to create a destination with alfresco dining.
High quality public spaces and landscaping across the site – balconies, terraces, gardens and pocket park with new planting and better links to surrounding areas/ town centre
Public Events - Join us at one of our exhibition events to give your feedback and ask questions about the proposals.
Survey - Take our short survey to tell us what you think about the proposals.
Survey closes 31 March
Survey takes around 4-8 minutes to complete.
What happens next
Your responses will be used to inform planning applications for this site.
Maidstone Borough Council is currently preparing an ambitious Town Centre Strategy to help guide investment, regeneration, development and infrastructure provision, to support the town centre in responding to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Former Royal Mail Sorting Office – Maidstone East regeneration is expected to generate a £50m investment into the area, bringing considerable benefits to the overall vitality and viability of Maidstone town centre and the wider borough.
Summary of Proposals
Around 220 high quality homes – a range of apartments and homes for sale and rent (parking underground)
New split-level piazzas with flexible space for commercial, retail and restaurant and café space to create a destination with alfresco dining.
High quality public spaces and landscaping across the site – balconies, terraces, gardens and pocket park with new planting and better links to surrounding areas/ town centre
The information provided by you in this consultation survey will be used for research purposes only. Your information will not be used in a manner that would allow identification of individual responses. Your enquiries and comments will be analysed by GL Hearn, on behalf of Maidstone Borough Council. Responses will be shared with the relevant planning and statutory authorities involved in the application. GL Hearn will retain the information submitted until the implementation of planning permission. Maidstone Borough Council will retain the information submitted for 6 years. For more information, please visit https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/privacy-and-cookies
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Lifecycle
Open
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office - Maidstone East is currently at this stage
This consultation is open for contributions.
Under Review
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Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
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The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
