Northern Relief Road

A lot of people have quite rightly enquired as to why the route of the Northern Relief Road which was originally envisaged to go north of Hempstead Farm in previous studies, was diverted to go through the south side of the farm, resulting in the needless destruction of properties and running very close to other residential dwellings.

Mr Sharpe has written to Kent Highways Services regarding an interim stage one expansion of Hempstead Farm which you can read for yourself below.

AN EXHIBITION of plans for the final section of the Sittingbourne Northern Relief Road attracted more than 200 people. The proposals for the fourth section of the £35.51 million relief road scheme were unveiled at a two-day exhibition in Bapchild at the weekend.

PROPOSALS for the final section of Sittingbourne's long-awaited Northern Relief Road were met with a mixed reaction at their unveiling in Bapchild.

I’ve already had a few residents commenting on the position of the Parish Council, given that remarks made by the consultants and KCC employees during the consultation at Hempstead House would appear to have suggested that the Parish Council has accepted and fully supports the proposals as outlined. This is certainly not the case.

The plans for the above scheme were exhibited in Bapchild on 12th and 13th February 2010. All the plans displayed at the exhibition are included here for people to reference. Copies of the plans have been deposited with Swale Borough Council and may be viewed at their offices.

THE new preferred route of the £20 million final section of Sittingbourne's northern bypass has been revealed.

The proposals for the last leg of the Northern Relief Road were finally officially unveiled on Monday night at a briefing for Swale Borough and Parish Councillors.

The Doubleday’s continued quest to urbanise the village settlements of Bapchild and Tonge takes another leap forward with plans to substantially extend Hempstead Farm.

At last weeks Sittingbourne Local Engagement Forum, Interim Regeneration Director, Pete Raine explained that because of the financial down-turn, Tesco were moving away from mixed use development towards solely retail, and that Sittingbourne Town Centre development was therefore likely to be delayed.