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Regeneration at Northfleet Embankment

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Northfleet Embankment waterfront
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Northfleet Embankment aerial view - August 2007
Artist Impression - Northfleet Embankment
Northfleet’s industrial heritage dates back to Roman times when chalk was first quarried for cement from high land reaching the Thames at ‘Norfluet’ creek, mentioned in the Domesday book. World famous Portland cement was first exported from kilns here in the 19th century.

In Victorian times Rosherville pleasure gardens were a favourite destination for Londoners disembarking from paddle steamers at the pier, but they closed as rail travel spread and coastal resorts sprang up further away, allowing industry to take over the site early in the last century.

For the future, some important riverside industrial jobs will stay – notably the Kimberly Clark paper mill, and a cement export terminal. But other redundant sites will be developed for new homes and jobs, and waterfront leisure – just one mile from the new Ebbsfleet Station:

  • 2,670 new homes are planned, including waterfront apartments, family and affordable homes.
  • Open space will include a waterfront promenade and cycle path
  • The development is planned to include cafes, restaurants, bars, community facilities and a new primary school.
  • A commercial centre will include both business and industrial units.
  • Fastrack will run through the site, providing transport to Bluewater Gravesend and Ebbsfleet International Station.

Web links:
Gravesham Borough Council
BBC Kent news

“With excellent access to Ebbsfleet Valley and Gravesend Town Centre, and 2km of Thames River frontage, Northfleet Embankment provides a unique regeneration opportunity.”

Gravesham Borough Council

 

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