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Folkestone Ship Street Gasworks Housing Plan: “Health Impact” Tick-Box, Toxic Land Risks, and Equality Act Red Flags in a Deprived Coastal Ward

Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s proposal to transform the derelict former gasworks at Ship Street into 135 homes (planning ref: 25/1316/FH) is now out for public consultation. In this in-depth report, the Shepway Vox Team examines the scheme’s promises and pitfalls – the good, the bad, and the ugly – based solely on two key documents currently available for scrutiny: Arup’s Land Contamination Report (16 June 2025) and Arup’s Health Impact …
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ShepwayVox Dissent is not a Crime broke the news in on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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