Benefits

As we emerge from the pandemic, towns will once again look towards rebuilding their economies and their futures.

Town Square House offers the potential to reinvigorate the town by:

Delivering new homes for people right in its heart

Creating new retail units, specifically designed for independent retailers

Providing a more welcoming frontage to Bank Street

Creating ‘living above the shop’ opportunities and supporting the town’s leisure and hospitality sector

Consistent with planning policies

Importantly, the Town Square House proposals are consistent with national and local planning policy to support the health and vitality of our high streets by redeveloping under-utilised brownfield sites and improving the public realm.

Sustaining the local economy

Hythe is well served by national supermarket chains, including Aldi, Iceland Foods, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose & Partners, and the repurposing of the vacant large retail unit into smaller ones, combined with residential accommodation, will help sustain the town’s local economy.