Comment

Representation ID: 1168

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Mr Stuart Tranter

Waterfront developments have been very costly. Rochester Riverside required huge sums of public investment to make it possible to develop, as has Strood Waterfront which also failed to get commercial interest due to the cost. Chatham Waters will struggle to make any return on investment. The developers for Chatham Maritime failed to deliver the vast majority of jobs promised at the outset and later requested to reduce S106 contributions due to higher costs, but they are putting forward similar promises for Chatham Docks, which is even more complex to develop! The council should learn from experience, not repeat the errors.