The plan is to enliven the Seafront area by improving accessibility to the rest of Folkestone, and enhance the attractiveness of the Seafront.
The approach plans to enhance leisure and water sports facilities at the Seafront, and may include beach sports, such as volleyball, beach soccer and Kabaddi, and water sports, such as jet skiing, sailing and swimming. There are also proposals for an extensive landscaped promenade linking the coastal park to the harbour and improved links to the town centre.
The planned sea sport development will contribute to a significant increase in visitor and tourist numbers, whilst ongoing regeneration work, in conjunction with the Creative Foundation will increase the attractiveness of the area and encourage more tourism. This will in turn, benefit businesses and contribute to the local economy.
The exciting and extensive development of Folkestone Seafront will create both short and long term opportunities for the residents of Folkestone. In the short term construction of the residential and harbour developments will create jobs, whilst the planned business ventures and water sports development across the seafront site will provide jobs for the future.