Fort Halsted
- Capital Investment - Kent & Medway, Less than £2m, LGF3
Approval Status
Project removed from LGF programme
Delivery Status
Project removed from LGF programme
Expected Completion Date
Project removed from LGF programme
The purchase and development of an ex-MOD site in Sevenoaks to open up housing, employment and commercial development in an area where availability of such sites is extremely low.
Project update
This project was considered by Accountability Board on 15th February 2019 and the decision was made to remove the project from the LGF Programme. The project would have enabled the purchase and development of the site in Sevenoaks. However, in 2017 there was a change in land ownership at the Fort Halsted site, with the new land owners not expected to leave the site until 2021. As a result, the project cannot be progressed within the Growth Deal period. The project will continue to be developed and should remain a priority for future funding opportunities. The £1.53m of LGF funding which was provisionally allocated to the project will be reallocated to LGF3b pipeline projects.
Capital Programme delivery update
Take a look at our update on the delivery of the Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Growing Places Fund (GPF) capital programmes.
£579m of investment to East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock
In total the SELEP Growth Deal with Government has brought £579m of investment to East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock. Over the lifetime of the Growth Deal (2015-2021) we aim to deliver 78,000 jobs and 29,000 homes across the SELEP area, with the Deal set to attract a further £960m of investment into the South East over the six year period.