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Latest News - May 2009
Peters Village Construction Update
The initial phase of development is underway and includes the excavation of two sections of cut in the north and south distributor roads within the new village boundary. This is to enable the underground diversion of the 33kv overhead cables and means that EDF can carry out the works when electricity demand is not critical. There will be no impact on local residents' power supplies.
The material that is excavated from these sections will then be used as fill to construct the first stage of the Medway Valley Crossing eastern embankment. The works, which also include minor drainage works, will take two to three months to complete.
The decision on when to place the two main contracts for the bridge crossing and east bank roads and services will be reviewed at the end of this year and further news will be published here as soon as it is available.
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Contact Us
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Shirley Boards
Peters Village Project Enquiries
Trenport Investments Ltd
3rd Floor
86 Jermyn Street
London SW1Y 6JD
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Trenport Investments Ltd
Trenport Investments Limited is the principal residential landholding and development company within the Ellerman Investments Group. The Group has been built up over the past 40 years and has an established track record of successful commercial and industrial developments throughout the UK.
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Peters Village
After several years of planning and public consultation, Trenport achieved planning approval in May 2006 for a new village near Wouldham in Kent, and a new bridge across the River Medway. Trenport is committed to ensuring that the new project is a model of sustainable development.
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This means providing, amongst other things, community facilities that reduce the need for journeys by car by providing a high quality environment for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians and improved bus services.
The Local Plan
The site has been identified since the mid 1990's as suitable for residential development. It is allocated as such within Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council's Local Plan. It is also identified for residential development within Kent County Council's Structure Plan.
The planning process
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The submission of the planning applications for the village and the bridge followed a long period of study of the site and surrounding area. The study looked at environmental issues such as ecology, landscape, transport and land contamination. Outline planning approval for the construction of a new village of 1,000 residential units was granted by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Detailed planning permission was required for the new bridge, and it was granted jointly by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and Medway Council in May 2006, as the new bridge crosses the boundaries of the two local authorities.
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Master Plan
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A sustainable development
The village is illustrated on the master plan above. The net area of development is approximately 35.05 hectares (86.61 acres) of which 11.1 hectares (27.3 acres) is set aside as public open space. The new village will include:-
- Regrading of the site with four development areas: one alongside the river (old Peters Works site), and three within the former quarry. Acceptable gradients will be created and the site will be protected from flooding.
- 1,000 homes of varying sizes and tenures, including affordable housing for local people.
- Development within the village centre next to the river will include buildings to a maximum of 4/5 storeys high. Those on the lower platform in the quarry and along Hall Road will be 2/ 2 ½ storeys high with the occasional 'landmark' building at 3/4 storeys. Those on the middle and upper quarry platforms will be up to 2 ½ storeys high.
- New primary school
- Local centre next to the river including: community centre, police post, medical centre, ambulance post, shop, public house and employment units.
- New areas of open space and playing fields.
- A new riverside walk
- Protection and management of the Peters Pit nature reserve.
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