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Andy I agree with you (except the bit about the trains - as a daily commuter they are not packed yet).
Whilst we need to see the town grow, this absolutely needs to be coupled with infrastructure growth/improvements, which should include dualing of the A2, town centre street scene improvements, zoning of edge of town brownfield and in fill sites for business/industrial use, school improvements, expansion of the college, a town centre poly-clinic, widening & lowering of the road at the bridge over Coombe Valley Road to improve access to the industrial estate, a town centred leisure centre etc. Coupled with all of this the town centre needs to encourage a vibrant and varied shopping/leisure experience with an eclectic mix of High Street names and independents, coffee shops, cafes, restaurants etc. which implicitly demands the use of secondary locations such as London Road (think of Union Street in Maidstone as an example of what I am talking about).