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Locate in Kent funded by Kent Science Park

The inward investment quango set up and funded by largely by KCC and the Kent Developers Group a developer lobbying group whose members include LaSalle Investments operators of Kent Science Park.
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Late departure for Arrivals Centre

In the summer of 2008 the Kent Science Park promoted its new Arrivals Centre as part of £25 million investment programme to create 500 jobs over a four to five years period. Nearly two years later the Arrivals Centre which gained planning consent on 11th September 2008 has still not commenced. 
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Kent Science Park propose tax on workers to pay for future expansion plans

LaSalle owners of the Kent Science Park have met with planning officers from Swale Borough Council to discuss possible funding options for A2/M2 link road which include a toll on cars entering the science park.

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Mass development of Swale countryside back on agenda

Back in June 2008 when site manger of the Kent Science Park James Speck stated that “Rural Link road is not part of science park plans.” we knew it wouldn’t be long before the true scale of the expansion plans came to light.

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Industry press give damning indictment of Science Park's vacancy rate

Property Week the leading news magazine in the commercial property market, say that Kent Science Park expansion planning consent marred by vacancy.
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Gordon Henderson on housing to fund roads

Gordon Henderson explains the danger of using housing to fund roads and how this all went horribly wrong with the Queenborough and Rushenden Relief Road where the developers promises have not materialised.
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Keith Ferrin on KSP's real ambitions

Cllr Keith Ferrin discusses why he believes the Kent Science Park is all about money and housing and nothing to do with science.
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Council leader Andrew Bowles says members of the public not professionally qualified to speak at planning meetings

During the planning application for the Kent Science Park, Cllr Bowles instructed members of the planning committee to ignore any comments and evidence given by members of the public as they are not professionally qualified.
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Déjà vu as Kent Science Park announces 500 new jobs

Déjà vu as Kent Science Park announces that it will be creating 500 new jobs in the next five years. First announced in February just two months before losing 152 jobs...
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Councillors misunderstand Ecologia proposals

Councillors stated at the recent planning meeting that Ecologia would be creating 33 new jobs, but initially all they will be doing is moving these jobs from existing offices
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