Herne Bay Crematorium
New crematorium on a 14-acre plot of farmland off Bullockstone Road in Herne Bay.
Canterbury City Council has granted permission to Westerleigh Group to erect a new crematorium, incorporating a 98-seat chapel and waiting room, on a 14-acre plot of farmland off Bullockstone Road in Herne Bay.
DHA successfully argued that 89,000 residents north of the Canterbury district, around Herne Bay and Whitstable, are not served by a crematorium within the ideal 30-minute cortege drive time.
The scheme includes a chapel building set within memorial grounds, which will deliver enhancements to ecology across the site, which sits in an area of high landscape value.
The site, which includes an 85-bay car park, will enable Westerleigh to add to its network of 34 crematoria nationwide.
Project Team
Alex has worked at DHA for more than 15 years and became Managing Director in 2016. Alongside overseeing the day-to-day running of the business, he remains passionate about planning and development.
Alex Hicken MRICS
Managing Director
Alex has worked at DHA for more than 15 years and became Managing Director in 2016. Alongside overseeing the day-to-day running of the business, he remains passionate about planning and development. He enjoys meeting clients, exploring opportunities, and advising on how DHA can help maximise the value of their land.
Alex began his career training as a Chartered Surveyor at BNP Paribas within their Development Consulting team, working on a variety of major housing, commercial and public-sector schemes. He joined DHA in 2010 and was promoted to Managing Director six years later.
He works across a broad range of residential and commercial projects, with key expertise in development viability, enabling development, asset optimisation, and strategic land.
Outside of work, Alex coaches a local junior rugby team.
Alex joined DHA from Kent County Council in 2018 having worked on a number of Nationally Strategic infrastructure Projects, Regulation 3 developments (e.g. schools) and minerals and waste planning and policy.
Alex Payne BSc MA
Associate Director
Alex joined DHA from Kent County Council in 2018 having worked on a number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, Regulation 3 developments (e.g. schools) and minerals and waste planning and policy. He has a BSc (Hons) degree in Geography from the University of Southampton and an MA in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Westminster, which was sponsored by DHA.
Alex has primarily worked in the DHA Environment team assisting with Nationally Strategic infrastructure Projects, developments requiring Environmental Impact Assessment and other projects that are more environmentally sensitive.
In addition to this, Alex has also worked with a number of clients from large developers to individuals across a range of sectors including residential, commercial and industrial, medical and agricultural. Alex also provides support to the Transport team.
Out of the office, Alex is a keen guitarist and is the frontman of a hard rock band called Fortune Favours.
David is a Director at DHA, and works on a number of high profile, large scale projects. David joined DHA as a graduate planner in 2007 having spent two years in the planning policy department at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. David has gained nearly 20 years of knowledge and expertise at DHA and has cemented his reputation in the Planning and NSIP industry.
David Harvey MRTPI PISEP
Director
David has worked on numerous industrial, commercial and energy projects as well as on large scale agricultural schemes and healthcare projects. He also regularly works on various scales of residential projects and mixed use schemes.
David has secured consent for three Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, comprising two gas fired Combined Heat and Power plants and an upgrade to an Energy from Waste facility. He has been heavily involved during his time at DHA in work on large manufacturing projects including a new paper mill in Kings Lynn and has secured consent for industrial and agricultural anaerobic digesters. David has secured planning permission for the NHS for student accommodation at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital for the training of new doctors and for an orthopaedic surgery barn theatre facility at the Maidstone Hospital.
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