Regeneration Project Planned for Folkestone.
Ex-Saga boss Roger De Haan has announced plans for a large regeneration project in Folkestone. The plans have 2 main objectives; to restore Folkestone to its beach resort days and to develop it as a university town by building a new campus. Other elements will include a watersports centre, a new passenger terminal offering fast ferry services to Boulogne, a coastal path, a 200 berth marina and a variety of leisure activates. It could take 18 months before the project is comprehensive enough for a planning application and a further 5-10 years to build. The multi-million pound development will partly be funded by he sale of 1,600 luxury seafront homes.