Orbit South have been redeveloping a piece of land to build a mixture of family houses and apartments for both affordable rent and shared ownership. The site on Carpeaux Close, Chatham was previously occupied by two blocks of flats; Carpeaux House containing 44 flats and Valenciennes House containing 19 flats. The Carpeaux block was demolished at the end of 2007 and work began in September 2013 to remove Valenciennes House, which had stood empty and derelict on this site for a number of years. The site had been boarded up since 2007 and Valenciennes house has generally been regarded by local people as an eyesore.

Construction of the mixture of one and two bedroom apartments and family houses began in September 2013 and is planned to be completed soon. If you would like to find out more about Admirals Place, please click here.

Plans submitted by mhs homes to build 50 new homes in Cross Street, Chatham have been given the go-ahead this month.

11 - 31 Cross Street and Grievson House will be demolished to make way for three four-storey blocks and one five-storey block comprising of 33 one-bedroomed, 15 two-bedroomed and 2 three-bedroomed flats. The plans also include associated parking spaces and landscaping.

This scheme is part of the on-going regeneration in the Brook area, with mhs homes expected to invest over £10 million to deliver 77 homes in total. Other sites in the area include Eldon Street, where 19 homes for Affordable Rent will be built, and a garage site on Upbury Way, where a mixture of apartments and mews will be delivered.

After buying the Dockside Outlet Centre at Chatham Maritime over a £9.1 million deal at the end of March, Peter Everest has pledged to revive the centre. 

He has revived many other shopping centres across the country and is now planning the outlet centre in Chatham to be one of them. His retail management company, WD Ltd, has remodelled shopping areas in Newcastle, Derby, Huddersfield and Stevenage. He has pledged to invest heavily in revamping the Dockside Outlet Centre by filling in empty units with big brands, which is already home to Marks & Spencers, Sports Direct, Choice and its flagship The Range - which underwent an expansion last year.

Mr Everest has announced that he has already been in talks with at least three retailers, all of which are household names. Also, he has said he was focused on bringing in more clothing and catering companies into the outlet centre. He has been interested in buying the Dockside Outlet Centre since two years ago, when it first went on the market.

Anthony Sutton, centre manager, commented: "Our previous owners have taken us to this stage, but it is now time to move on a step."

"It is early days, but I am confident this will herald a new era for Dockside."

Chatham's best-known riverside area, Sun Pier, is a local historical landmark which is vital towards a regenerated city centre of Medway. The pier dates back to the 1860s and was once very popular with the people of Chatham and other areas, however the decline began and things went from bad to worse for Chatham's very own pier.