The Countryside Agency, Ashford Borough Council, the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Kent County Council, working in partnership with Ashford's Future, the local regeneration partnership, have commissioned a Rural Impact Study for the Ashford Growth Area. At this stage the proposed expansion of Imperial College at Wye will not come within the scope of the study as insufficient details are available. However, the action plan will identify that future work may be required to assess the effects of any such expansion. * Countryside Agency press release