The Station Road West & Roper Road sites represent a once in a generation opportunity to create an exciting new innovation district to meet the demands of the future economy and changing work patterns - bringing jobs and prosperity to the city centre and wider district, all highly accessible on the high speed rail line.

STATION ROAD WEST & ROPER ROAD SITE ELEMENTS

The Innovation District includes a number of potential elements which are listed below:

STATION ROAD WEST TEMPORARY CAR PARK

Description Scrubland for at least the past 20 years, turned into a temporary car park during the construction of the Station Road West multi-storey car park.
Location Station Road West.
Ownership Canterbury City Council.
Current Status Closed upon completion of new multi-storey car park, included as part of a recent round of expressions of interest for redevelopment.

NETWORK RAIL LAND

Description Car parking area, temporary building.
Location Station Road West.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Used for Network Rail operations, soon to be redundant.

CANTERBURY WEST SIGNAL BOX

Description Grade II listed over-line signal box.
Location Station Road West.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Soon to be redundant.

TRIANGLE OF SHRUBLAND

Description Triangle of fenced overgrown shrubland.
Location Station Road West.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Redundant.

RAILWAY SIDING

Description Railway siding passing behind Canterbury West Station.
Location Station Road West.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Used for Network Rail operations, soon to be redundant.

FORMER KENT CARS OF CANTERBURY SITE

Description Redundant former car showroom with two buildings and open forecourt.
Location Roper Road.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Redundant.

NETWORK RAIL COMPOUND

Description Car parking area, buildings.
Location Roper Road.
Ownership Network Rail.
Current Status Used for Network Rail operations, soon to be redundant.

GRAHAM PLUMBERS MERCHANT

Description Car parking area & plumbers merchant.
Location Roper Road.
Ownership Castlebrook Holdings Ltd / Leased to Graham Builders Merchants (to 2025).
Current Status In use as a plumbers merchant.

STATION ROAD WEST & ROPER ROAD SITE OPTIONS

There are a number of elements for inclusion in the project site, the scale of the site and ambition varies from a single building on the temporary SRW car park to a full innovation district.

OPTION 1 | INNOVATION CENTRE ON THE SRW TEMPORARY CAR PARK

A single innovation building on the site of the Station Road West temporary car park.

OPTION 2 | OPT 1 + CRAB & WINKLE GARDEN

A single innovation building on the site of the Station Road West temporary car park and a Crab & Winkle Story Garden on the triangle of unused shrubland.

OPTION 3 | OPT 2 + NETWORK RAIL LAND

A collection of mixed use innovation buildings on the site of the Station Road West temporary car park and Network Rail land, with a Crab & Winkle Story Garden on the triangle of unused shrubland.

OPTION 4 | OPT 3 + CANTERBURY WEST SIGNAL BOX

A collection of mixed use innovation buildings on the site of the Station Road West temporary car park and Network Rail land, with a Crab & Winkle Story Garden on the triangle of unused shrubland. Including the Listed Canterbury West Signal Box as a heritage feature. 

OPTION 5 | OPT 4 + ROPER ROAD SITES + RAILWAY SIDING

A collection of mixed use innovation buildings on the site of the Station Road West temporary car park and Network Rail land, with a Crab & Winkle Story Garden on the triangle of unused shrubland. Including the Listed Canterbury West Signal Box as a heritage feature. Including a mixed use campus on the other side of the railway line at Roper Road using the railway siding to provide connectivity between the two sites.