Plans have been submitted to Medway Council to completely redevelop the remaining unused site within Rochester Riverside: The former Acorn Shipyard on the west side of the development.
Acorn Shipyard closed in 2017, with its buildings destroyed in a series of fires, leaving the site a barren wasteland today.
The owners of the site are proposing to build three residential blocks consisting of 132 flats, a cafe, and a commercial/community building, as well as a new pier.
The final item in the plan is the most curious, as it offers a permanent pier mere weeks after Medway Council proposed building a temporary one for Rochester in a nearby location. The proposals even cite the new pier as a potential permanent mooring point for the Medway Queen, currently docked at Gillingham Pier. However, it is unclear whether they have consulted anyone involved with that vessel about a move.
Most of the plans are fairly perfunctory. The flats themselves are unremarkable, and the nine-storey height of the main block is likely to raise some eyebrows given its height compared to surrounding developments and waterfront location.
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