Springhead Park

Kent Thameside (Dartford and Gravesham)

Kent Thameside comprises the urban areas of Dartford and Gravesham north of the A2. The Kent Thameside Delivery Board has agreed in its Regeneration Framework a target of 30,000 new homes and 50,000 new jobs for the period 2001 – 2026.

Key economic assets include the Crossways Business Park, where over 5,000 people are now employed, and Bluewater Shopping Centre which attracts 26 million visitors per year. The Development of Kent has been planned from the beginning around sustainable public transport like Fastrack, a new rapid transport network linking established centres to new developments, encouraging greater use of public transport and Ebbsfleet International Station. For further information, please visit

www.kent-thameside.org.uk