The Civic Society
for Gravesend and Northfleet
About Urban Gravesham
Who are we?
Urban Gravesham - the Civic Society for Gravesend and Northfleet is a
newly formed group of citizens concerned and interested in the
character and environment of the urban areas of Gravesham. We have
recently joined the Civic Trust (www.civictrust.org.uk).
What do we do?
We take an interest in all new development and aim to engage the
Council, developers and other interested parties in debate about the
future of Gravesend and Northfleet. We aim to support positive changes
to the town centre but we will, where necessary, campaign against
changes that would damage the character of the area.
Urban Gravesham is very concerned about the present very large scale proposals on Gravesend's historic riverside which will affect all of the town centre of Gravesend. For more details see Heritage Quarter Scheme.
We are also very concerned about the potential loss of the much-loved riverside St Andrew’s Gardens to development. This is why we have lodged a ‘town green’ application with Kent County Council. If successful, this application would protect the Gardens from development in perpetuity. For more details see Town Green application.
How can you get involved?
If you share our concerns we would be very pleased to hear from you. To
be a strong group which everyone listens to we need as many members as
possible. We will need some funds for postage and other matters. We
also need people who are prepared to write newsletters, produce
campaign information, deliver leaflets etc. We would be delighted if
you just want to become a member or if you wish to be involved in a
more active way.
Please feel free to contact us at info@urbangravesham.org.
Membership
Membership is £5 per year. We try to keep this fee to a
minimum but we do need funding for our campaigns. In return we will
keep you informed of major building developments in Gravesend and you
will have an opportunity to debate what is proposed for Gravesend via
our internet forum and via meetings. We will represent you views to the
Council and other major organisations and will, on your behalf,
campaign for positive change in the urban areas of Gravesend. In
particular we will seek to ensure that the historic character of
Gravesend is preserved and enhanced.
OUR CAMPAIGNS
SAVE
Gravesend’s Heritage Quarter from massive
overdevelopment…
The fight against the Council and its development partner- Edinburgh
House Estates
Urban Gravesham is very concerned about the very large scale proposals
for the development of Gravesend's historic riverside and town centre.
After a massive campaign led by Urban Gravesham which gathered the
support of 1000’s of Gravesham’s citizens, the
Council and its partner- developer Edinburgh House Estates- have stated
that they will withdraw plans for the 33 storey tower on St.
Andrew’s Gardens. However, the fight to stop huge
7-9 storey blocks from being built close to Gravesend’s
historic High Street goes on…
Read more
The fight to save St
Andrew’s Gardens
We are also very concerned about the proposed loss of the much-loved
riverside St Andrew’s Gardens to development. This is why we
have lodged a ‘town green’ application with Kent
County Council. If successful, this application would protect the
Gardens from development in perpetuity. Unfortunately the Council and
developer Edinburgh House have acted against the obvious wishes of the
people of Gravesend by objecting to Urban Gravesham’s
proposal to protect the Gardens.
Read more
Contact Us
General enquiries
info@urbangravesham.org
Chair
jonathan.clay@urbangravesham.org
Vice-Chair
martin.mckay@urbangravesham.org
Secretary
secretary@urbangravesham.org