200 NEW JOBS SECURED AS FIRST MAJOR EMPLOYER LOCATES AT QUEENBOROUGH AND RUSHENDEN
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September 2006 Exciting New Community Facilities In Queenborough And Rushenden
September 2006 Rushenden Community House obtains New Entrance
August 2006 RUSHENDEN LINK ROAD SCHEME GETS GREEN LIGHT
7th July 2006 IT?S NOT TOO LITTLE AND IT?S NOT TOO LATE!
March 2006 SEEDA Acquires Further Key Site to Bring Forward The Regeneration of Queenborough And Rushenden
27th February 2006 MASTERPLAN FOR QUEENBOROUGH AND RUSHENDEN REGENERATION NEARLY COMPLETE
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September 2005 Time Team to Uncover Historic Castle
11 August 2005 Press Invite/Photo Opportunity
6th July 2005 New Start Article - Bridging the Divide
1st April 2005 Easter Fayre Celebrates Future Regeneration Of Queenborough and Rushenden
18th March 2005 New Transport Schemes To Support Housing Development In The Wider South East - Next Steps Announced Today
17th March 2005 Arts Council England, South East invests £135,000 in Swale Borough Council to prove regeneration is about more than bricks and mortar
2nd March 2005 The future for model citizens
February 2005 Start Of Planning For Real Process In Queenborough And Rushenden
19th January 2005 Launch Of Community Newsletter On The Regeneration Of Queenborough And Rushenden
20th December 2004

200 NEW JOBS SECURED AS FIRST MAJOR EMPLOYER LOCATES AT QUEENBOROUGH AND RUSHENDEN

February 2007

Two hundred new jobs have been secured at Queenborough and Rushenden on the Isle of Sheppey, with the announcement that multi-national supermarket chain Aldi is to build a 56,500 sq m regional office and distribution centre at this key regeneration site in the Thames Gateway.
In what will be one of the biggest shed deals of the year, Aldi has exchanged contracts with the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) to construct the centre on 13 hectares at the new Neats Court business park.

The announcement heralds the most significant private sector employment investment on the Isle of Sheppey for more than 40 years. It will also provide a major boost for the local rural economy as Aldi sources much of its fresh produce locally.

This deal follows the signing of a development agreement between SEEDA, (advised by Harrisons Chartered Surveyors) and The Crown Estate (advised by Cluttons LLP), which owns the Neats Court area and is actively supporting the regeneration and re-development plans. SEEDA will provide initial funding for site preparation and infrastructure and will project manage the scheme.

SEEDA has also submitted a masterplan to Swale Borough Council outlining proposals to build up to 2,000 new homes, 180,000 sq m of employment space, a new primary school, community and leisure facilities, open space. This is expected to be adopted in the summer and further interest is already being expressed in other sites on Neats Court. Later this year it is likely that SEEDA will bring the first residential sites to the market.