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Group in favour of regeneration plans
1:25pm Tuesday 19th August 2008
A GROUP of retailers are in favour of a regeneration project despite it including a 100m tall apartment block.
The group, which is known as "Yes to Gravesend", is all for the plans because it believes the town will benefit from it.
Richard Lukes, owner of Richard Lukes Jewellery, which is based in the St Georges Centres, Gravesend, is a spokesman for the group of 12 retailers.
Mr Lukes believes the plans will benefit the town and will bring more people into it. He also thinks the architecture of the proposed tower looks "very nice".
The 61-year-old said: "I think the plans are a great idea. Everyone I have spoken to who has a business in Gravesend wants it to go-ahead."
Developer Edinburgh House Estates Ltd is also proposing to build walkways leading to the river, a new town square, a hotel, restaurants and offices.
Subject to planning approval from Gravesham Council, work on the project is expected to start early next year and should be complete by 2013.
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robert, kent says...
8:56pm Tue 19 Aug 08
not to many years ago this area was developed with new carparking that did away with the outdoor market there was a canopy erscted for outdoor use but the council in there wisdom let this fail WERE THEY IN COHEASTION WITH THIS DEVEOPER THOSE YEARS AGO.
LET THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT