Canterbury City Council in partnership with The Crab and Winkle Line Trust will be holding an exhibition of updated plans for constructing the path along the embankment between Clare Road and Station Road in Whitstable. We will also be showing plans for new bridges over Teynham Road and Old Bridge Road. Come to St. Peter’s Hall, 154 Cromwell Road, Whitstable on Saturday 21st September between 11am and 5pm to find out more and discuss your views.
Panning permission is in place for the paths. A variation is planned to replace the previously proposed lamp columns with low level lighting. The City Council is currently seeking funding for the paths.
Separate funding and planning permission is required for the bridges. The new bridge over Teynham Road is similar in appearance to the original bridge that carried the world’s first regular passenger steam railway. A second bridge over Old Bridge Road and the present-day railway will join to the current Crab and Winkle Way giving a motor traffic free route through the urban area of Whitstable and Tankerton. The finished path will be accessible and lit on winter evenings with wildlife friendly and non-intrusive lighting.
The proposed bridges are lower than previous designs that were given planning permission in 2011.
Details of the landscaping of the paths, screening and lighting will be on display at the exhibition with officers on hand to discuss the details.