Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

2.3.8 Culverstone Green lies south of Meopham off the A227. It has apopulation of about 1,200. It has a few facilities including a primary school,post office and small supermarket. It has a bus service to Gravesend andSevenoaks.2.3.9 Towards the south of the Borough lies the settlement of Vigo (about2,200 residents). This has a primary school, a post office and some smallshops as well as a regular bus service to Gravesend and Sevenoaks.2.3.10 Shorne lies east of Gravesend off the A226. It has a population ofabout 1,200. It has few facilities but it does have a primary school.2.3.11 Further east along the A226 is Higham. It has approximately 2,700residents and a number of facilities including a primary school, a GP surgery,a post office and a number of small shops. It has a bus service to Gravesendand the Medway towns.2.3.12 There are also several smaller settlements scattered throughout theBorough. These vary in population size, the number and range of servicesavailable (such as primary school, village shop) and access to publictransport.2.4 Population2.4.1 The population of the Borough was 101,700 in 2011 6 , an increase ofaround 6,000 compared to the 2001 census figure. Over the past 10 years,Gravesham Borough has been an area of out-migration, i.e. more peopleleave the Borough than come here to live. However, there are more birthsthan deaths in the Borough which has led to the increase in the populationduring that time. Gravesham has a high proportion of people of black andminority ethnic origin. The Census in 2001 showed that nearly 13% of theBorough's population were of an ethnicity other than white British. Over half ofthese are of Indian origin.2.4.2 By 2028, the population of the Borough is estimated to increase toaround 104,900 residents, based on zero net migration. It is projected that6 2011 Census data18