Editing Wouldham (section)

==Peters Village==
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Before 1999, a large area of allotments were situated between the school and the recreation ground. Despite the opposition of many villagers,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Alan|title=Huge majority say No to Wouldham allotment developments, reveals MP Tracey Crouch|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/village-decides-on-allotments-scheme-13997/|access-date=11 August 2017|work=kentonline.couk|date=11 March 2014}}</ref> a housing estate was built over them, which increased the village's population by a large percentage.

Peters Village is a new area of housing being constructed since 2014 to the south of the existing village on the former Peters Wouldham Hall Cement Works and in Peters Pit. It consists of 1000 houses grouped in three sectors: the Village Centre, Lower Peters Village and Upper Peters Village. It includes a new [[primary school]], [[community centre]], playing fields cycle way and riverside esplanade together with a new road bridge across the River Medway. The site is sensitive as it lies adjoining a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] and the [[North Downs]] [[AONB]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Peters Village - Projects {{!}} Vincent & Gorbing|url=https://www.vincent-gorbing.co.uk/town-planning/peters-village|website=www.vincent-gorbing.co.uk|access-date=3 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> The plans were approved in 2006 but postponed due to the economic downturn. Construction started on the infrastructure in 2014. The first apartments and houses were occupied in late 2017. The project, which received £19.5m from the government, is due to be completed by 2024.<ref>{{cite news|title=Peters Village and Medway bridge work to start|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27371752|access-date=20 October 2023|work=BBC News|date=12 May 2014}}</ref> The new crossing over the River Medway to link with the [[A228 road]], the Peters Bridge, opened in September 2016.<ref name="WVpeters"/>
[[File:Peters Bridge 8404.jpg|thumb|The Medway crossing: Peters Bridge 2018]]