Comment

Representation ID: 1243

Received: 30/10/2023

Respondent: Railfuture Ltd

The potential of third-party funding through Land Value Capture contributing to meeting 30% or more of project costs opens up the additional possibility of wholly new infrastructure in neighbouring Gravesham District both to enable more efficient freight operations avoiding Hoo Sidings and also much-improved connectivity for new rail passengers with direct links to the Medway Towns and potentially beyond, each supporting environmentally-beneficial mode shift to rail.