Comment

Representation ID: 3460

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: ArcelorMittal Kent Wire Limited

Agent: Lucy McDonnell

Chatham Docks is a 400-year old commercial port and is a vibrant, working dock operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The docks employ over 800 people – many of whom local. There are also existing jobs in the supply chains. There are over 2000 jobs dependent on the docks.

Chatham Docks must be both supported and protected in the new Local Plan. The new Local Plan must strike a balance in identifying new sites for housing but not to the detriment of existing jobs and existing important employment generating uses.

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