Useful Links

Key organisations and authorities

• Ashford Borough Council
• Ashford Police 
• Ashford Town Centre Partnership
• Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
• Kent County Council

Business parks and shopping centres

• Ashford Designer Outlet
• County Square Shopping Centre
• Park Mall Shopping Centre
• Eureka Business Park  
• Orbital Business Park

Construction, developers and regeneration

• Ashford Construction Focus Group
• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) 
• Directline Structures
• GSE Group
• Hillreed
• Quadrant Estates
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) South East 
• Regen.net – website for regeneration professionals
• Stanhope PLC

Environment and infrastructure

• Southern Water 
• Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 
• EDF Energy
• Kent Wildlife Trust 
• Kent Partnership
• Mid Kent Water 
• Water Research Centre

Transport

• Eurostar
• High Speed 1
• Hitachi
• Southeastern
• Stagecoach East Kent

Leisure and education

• Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) 
• Natural England (English Nature Countryside Agency) 
• South Kent College
• South East Arts Council
• Stour Valley Arts 

Accommodation and business facilities

• Ashford International Hotel
• Kent Conference Bureau