A New Vision for Fort Halstead – Phase One Public Exhibitions

Armstrong Kent LLP is undertaking consultation on the future of Fort Halstead and has appointed a new consultant team including JTP to assist the process. The local community was invited to the first phase of the consultation, a series of public exhibitions on 17 and 18 May 2012 in Dunton Green, Knockholt, Otford and Halstead to display initial thoughts on the challenges and opportunities to be faced in defining a future for Fort Halstead and to listen to the community views on these and any other issues that they would like to be considered over the coming months.

To view the exhibition boards, visit the project website www.forthalstead.com.

Background
Armstrong Kent LLP, the owner of Fort Halstead, is carrying out a three stage consultation on the future of the site. This follows Dstl’s announcement last year that it will be relocating its operations to Portsdown West and Porton Down, leaving a large proportion of the site vacant from 2017. The community planning weekend marks the second stage of this process and follows a series of public exhibitions held on 17th and 18th May 2012 in Dunton Green, Knockholt, Otford and Halstead.

The community planning weekend will build on the feedback received at the exhibitions, looking at the issues raised in more detail to plan positively for Fort Halstead’s future. It provides an opportunity to share local knowledge and contribute to the emerging vision for Fort Halstead’s future through workshops and hands-on planning groups. The aim of the event is to draw up a viable and sustainable vision for the site and its relationship with the surrounding villages following Dstl’s departure. This vision will form the basis of a Development Brief for Fort Halstead that will provide guidance for future planning applications. The outcomes of the community planning weekend will be presented to the local community at a feedback session.

To download the event programme, view this PDF.

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