The owners of a redundant power station in Kent have submitted plans to convert the 279-acre site into an industrial park.

Uniper UK’s 10-year Medway One project on the Hoo Peninsula incorporates a mixture of commercial, manufacturing and industrial spaces, along with the potential for storage, distribution and data centre uses. [emaillocker id=”71749″]

The application follows extensive pre-application dialogue with officers at Medway Council, and a comprehensive programme of community engagement, which included inviting more than 4,800 local residences, stakeholders and businesses to attend online public exhibitions earlier this year.

Adam Archer, MedwayOne Project Manager for Uniper, said:  “If our application is approved, MedwayOne will provide exciting long-term investment opportunities with the ability to attract a range of dynamic businesses.

“It is anticipated that it will be developed over a period of around 10 years, with the potential to attract investment into the area and create new job opportunities that could complement and support future planned growth in Medway.”

The proposals, which centre on 152 acres of readily developable brownfield land, also include potentially creating an energy hub that could provide power, steam and heat for neighbouring businesses, as well as a district heating scheme for the proposed housing development – Hoo Rural Town.

Once fully occupied, MedwayOne would have the potential to create more than 2,000 permanent, full-time equivalent jobs, plus around 700 temporary construction jobs over the lifetime of the build.

In the UK, Uniper operates seven power stations and a fast-cycle gas storage facility. Internationally it is active in more than 40 countries. [/emaillocker]