Comment

Representation ID: 3461

Received: 08/09/2024

Respondent: ArcelorMittal Kent Wire Limited

Agent: Lucy McDonnell

ArcelorMittal strongly supports the Council’s Strategic Objectives to secure jobs and develop skills for a competitive economy – these objectives must be carried forward in continuing to protect Chatham Docks in the new Local Plan.
The current Local Plan protects existing employment uses and ‘port-related development.

If the Council is truly seeking to ‘boost the performance of the local economy by supporting local businesses to grow and innovate…’ and ‘build on existing strengths and expertise, such as engineering…and raise the profile of key sectors…’ then these protections must remain.’

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